OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Multibody System Dynamics is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Robust transient oscillation reduction for rest-to-rest motion of underactuated multibody systems	55
Dynamics of a knuckle crane carrying a load subjected to wind pressure	44
A control Hamiltonian-preserving discretisation for optimal control	33
A validated railway vehicle interior layout with multibody dummies and finite element seats models for crash analysis	24
A projection continuation approach for minimal coordinate set constrained dynamics	24
MMX rover MECSS - separation from the mothership: multibody simulation analysis of the ejection	23
A new contact and road model for multi-body dynamic simulation of wheeled vehicles on soft-soil terrain	22
A unified approach to dynamic analysis of tensegrity structures with arbitrary rigid bodies and rigid bars	21
A redundantly actuated 2-DOF 3RRR PKM with flexure joints: less is more	21
Optimization of design parameters and improvement of human comfort conditions in an upper-limb exosuit for assistance	18
Multibody model of the human-inspired robot CHARMIE	18
Discrete adjoint variable method for the sensitivity analysis of ALI3-P formulations	17
Critical features of centrifugal pendulum vibration absorbers dynamic modeling	16
Traction control design for off-road mobility using an SPH-DAE cosimulation framework	14
Influence of gravity on the vibration characteristics of a geometrically nonlinear McPherson-suspension model	13
An extended modelling technique with generalized strains for flexible multibody systems	12
Augmented Lagrangian index-3 semi-recursive formulations with projections	12
Mutual information-based feature selection for inverse mapping parameter updating of dynamical systems	12
Improving the robustness of non-Hertzian wheel–rail contact model for railway vehicle dynamics simulation	12
Dynamic characteristics of the planetary gear system with rolling bearing	12
Long-term dynamic simulation of adipogenic differentiation of a human mesenchymal stem cell	11
Comparison of flexibility models for the multibody simulation of compliant mechanisms	11
Modelling and stabilization of a load suspended by cable from an airship	11
The optimal control methodology based on normalized Gaussian functions for vibration-driven locomotion robots	11
Conserving integration of multibody systems with singular and non-constant mass matrix including quaternion-based rigid body dynamics	11

A generic detailed multibody model for simulating thoracic spine and ribcage kinematics	10
Sensitivity-analysis methods for nonsmooth multibody systems with contact and friction	10
Beam modeling in a floating frame of reference for torsion dynamics of helicopter rotor blades	10
Preliminary optimization of cup-implant orientation in total-hip arthroplasty using a parametric predictive analysis of lower-limb dynamics influenced by spine stiffness	10
Discrete element method simulator for joint dynamics: a case study using a red-tailed hawk’s hallux digit	10
Preface	10
Torsional vibration characteristics analysis and vibration suppression research of compressor flexible rotor system considering fit clearance	9
Modeling, parametrizing, and simulating a DEM-based soil model for industrial applications	9
A parallel algorithm for transverse free vibration analysis of hybrid systems based on multibody system transfer matrix method	9
A novel co-simulation approach for mechanical systems	9
Stable underactuated biped locomotion on various geometrical surfaces	8
Input optimization for flexible multibody systems using the adjoint variable method and the flexible natural coordinates formulation	8
A nonsmooth dynamics framework for simulating frictionless spatial joints with clearances	8
Numerical simulation of the post-derailment behaviour of a railway vehicle and its interaction with the infrastructure	8
Kalman filters based on multibody models: linking simulation and real world. A comprehensive review	8
High-order inverse dynamics of serial robots based on projective geometric algebra	7
Dynamic response and dynamic accuracy reliability of planar mechanism with multiple lubricated clearances	7
A new skeletal model for the ankle joint complex	7
A collision control strategy for detumbling a non-cooperative spacecraft by a robotic arm	7
Flexible multibody formulation using finite elements with 3 DoF per node with application in railway dynamics	6
Examining the simulation-to-reality gap of a wheel loader digging in deformable terrain	6
Correction to: A new skeletal model for the ankle joint complex	6
A quasistatic ALE cable formulation for multibody systems applications	6
Sharing the load: modeling loads in OpenSim to simulate two-handed lifting	6
Correction to: On the use of adjoint gradients for time-optimal control problems regarding a discrete control parameterization	6
Absolute coordinate formulation and generalized component mode synthesis with rigid body coordinates	6
Dynamic simulation analysis and experimental study of an industrial robot with novel joint reducers	6
Bicycle frame load estimation using a controlled semi-analytical simulation of an unconstrained multi-body system	6
Using musculoskeletal models to generate physically-consistent data for 3D human pose, kinematic, dynamic, and muscle estimation	6
Reliability evaluation of reinforcement learning methods for mechanical systems with increasing complexity	5
Discrete adjoint method for variational integration of constrained ODEs and its application to optimal control of geometrically exact beam dynamics	5
Preface	5
Non-smooth numerical solution for Coulomb friction, rolling and spinning resistance of spheres applied to flexible multibody system dynamics	5
Experimental validation for the combination of funnel control with a feedforward control strategy	5
Determination of effective mass for continuous contact models in multibody dynamics	5
Dynamic modeling and simulation of the multi-point collision and contact problem of multi-legged robots	5
Forward dynamics simulation of a simplified neuromuscular-skeletal-exoskeletal model based on the CMA-ES optimization algorithm: framework and case studies	5
An overview of the ANCF approach, justifications for its use, implementation issues, and future research directions	5
Hybrid modeling of multibody vehicles with partially known physics: discovering complex behaviors of tires	5
Cushioning performance analysis of multilayered rubber materials with nonuniform friction coefficients of corrugated contact surface under the bipotential framework	5
Global reorientation of a free-fall multibody system using periodical joint motions – theory and motion planning	5
Analysis of driving styles of a GP2 car via minimum lap-time direct trajectory optimization	5
Tire–road contact modelling for multibody simulations with regularised road and enhanced UA tire models	5
Modeling of rigid-link and compliant joint manipulator using the discrete body dynamics method	5
Quaternion-based finite-element computation of nonlinear modes and frequency responses of geometrically exact beam structures in three dimensions	4
Embedding reference dynamics in model predictive control for trajectory tracking of multi-input multi-output non-minimum phase underactuated multibody systems	4
A review of flexible multibody dynamics for gradient-based design optimization	4
Numerical methods of closed-loop multibody systems with singular configurations based on the geometrical structure of constraints	4
Vibration transmission through the seated human body captured with a computationally efficient multibody model	4
A peridynamics approach to flexible multibody dynamics for fracture analysis of mechanical systems	4

Comparison between EMG-based and optimisation-based approaches for back-muscle forces and intervertebral efforts	4
Simultaneous optimal system and controller design for multibody systems with joint friction using direct sensitivities	4
A discrete adjoint gradient approach for equality and inequality constraints in dynamics	4
Co-simulation with variable approximation order: order control algorithm for solver coupling approaches	4
Local coordinates on Lie groups for half-explicit time integration of Cosserat-rod models with constraints	4
Preface for the Special Issue IMSD2022	4
A new compliant contact force model for impact analysis	4
On design sensitivities in the structural analysis and optimization of flexible multibody systems	4
Development and verification of a flexible tethered satellite system model considering the fuel slosh	4