OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Multibody System Dynamics is 5. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Robust transient oscillation reduction for rest-to-rest motion of underactuated multibody systems	75
Dynamics of a knuckle crane carrying a load subjected to wind pressure	59
A control Hamiltonian-preserving discretisation for optimal control	36
A projection continuation approach for minimal coordinate set constrained dynamics	30
MMX rover MECSS - separation from the mothership: multibody simulation analysis of the ejection	30
Traction control design for off-road mobility using an SPH-DAE cosimulation framework	27
Augmented Lagrangian index-3 semi-recursive formulations with projections	26
Optimization of design parameters and improvement of human comfort conditions in an upper-limb exosuit for assistance	25
Multibody model of the human-inspired robot CHARMIE	25
A redundantly actuated 2-DOF 3RRR PKM with flexure joints: less is more	21
Critical features of centrifugal pendulum vibration absorbers dynamic modeling	20
Improving the robustness of non-Hertzian wheel–rail contact model for railway vehicle dynamics simulation	18
Discrete adjoint variable method for the sensitivity analysis of ALI3-P formulations	16
A unified approach to dynamic analysis of tensegrity structures with arbitrary rigid bodies and rigid bars	16
Influence of gravity on the vibration characteristics of a geometrically nonlinear McPherson-suspension model	16
An extended modelling technique with generalized strains for flexible multibody systems	15
A new contact and road model for multi-body dynamic simulation of wheeled vehicles on soft-soil terrain	15
Comparison of flexibility models for the multibody simulation of compliant mechanisms	14
Long-term dynamic simulation of adipogenic differentiation of a human mesenchymal stem cell	14
Modelling and stabilization of a load suspended by cable from an airship	13
The optimal control methodology based on normalized Gaussian functions for vibration-driven locomotion robots	12
Discrete element method simulator for joint dynamics: a case study using a red-tailed hawk’s hallux digit	12
Dynamic characteristics of the planetary gear system with rolling bearing	11
Beam modeling in a floating frame of reference for torsion dynamics of helicopter rotor blades	11
Conserving integration of multibody systems with singular and non-constant mass matrix including quaternion-based rigid body dynamics	11

Mutual information-based feature selection for inverse mapping parameter updating of dynamical systems	11
The influence of lever-propelled wheelchair parameters on locomotion performance: a predictive simulation study using a new equivalent muscle approach	11
Preliminary optimization of cup-implant orientation in total-hip arthroplasty using a parametric predictive analysis of lower-limb dynamics influenced by spine stiffness	10
A generic detailed multibody model for simulating thoracic spine and ribcage kinematics	10
Modeling, parametrizing, and simulating a DEM-based soil model for industrial applications	9
Torsional vibration characteristics analysis and vibration suppression research of compressor flexible rotor system considering fit clearance	9
Numerical simulation of the post-derailment behaviour of a railway vehicle and its interaction with the infrastructure	9
Sensitivity-analysis methods for nonsmooth multibody systems with contact and friction	9
Input optimization for flexible multibody systems using the adjoint variable method and the flexible natural coordinates formulation	9
A parallel algorithm for transverse free vibration analysis of hybrid systems based on multibody system transfer matrix method	9
Preface	9
A novel co-simulation approach for mechanical systems	9
Examining the simulation-to-reality gap of a wheel loader digging in deformable terrain	8
Stable underactuated biped locomotion on various geometrical surfaces	8
Absolute coordinate formulation and generalized component mode synthesis with rigid body coordinates	8
Dynamic response and dynamic accuracy reliability of planar mechanism with multiple lubricated clearances	8
High-order inverse dynamics of serial robots based on projective geometric algebra	8
A nonsmooth dynamics framework for simulating frictionless spatial joints with clearances	8
Kalman filters based on multibody models: linking simulation and real world. A comprehensive review	8
A new skeletal model for the ankle joint complex	7
Flexible multibody formulation using finite elements with 3 DoF per node with application in railway dynamics	7
Bicycle frame load estimation using a controlled semi-analytical simulation of an unconstrained multi-body system	7
Kalman filter based on marker and force plate measurements and a full multibody model, for the real–time capture, reconstruction and analysis of human movement	7
Including limb-on-limb holonomic constraints in predictive simulation allows replicating athlete’s backflip technique	7
A quasistatic ALE cable formulation for multibody systems applications	7
Correction to: On the use of adjoint gradients for time-optimal control problems regarding a discrete control parameterization	7
Dynamic simulation analysis and experimental study of an industrial robot with novel joint reducers	7
Cushioning performance analysis of multilayered rubber materials with nonuniform friction coefficients of corrugated contact surface under the bipotential framework	6
Determination of effective mass for continuous contact models in multibody dynamics	6
Reliability evaluation of reinforcement learning methods for mechanical systems with increasing complexity	6
Discrete adjoint method for variational integration of constrained ODEs and its application to optimal control of geometrically exact beam dynamics	6
Sharing the load: modeling loads in OpenSim to simulate two-handed lifting	6
Dynamic modeling and simulation of the multi-point collision and contact problem of multi-legged robots	6
Systematic mapping of methods for real-time capable multibody simulation of road vehicles using PRISMA	6
Investigation of viscosity-dependent dynamics in multibody systems with finite-length lubricated joints	6
Correction to: A new skeletal model for the ankle joint complex	6
Using musculoskeletal models to generate physically-consistent data for 3D human pose, kinematic, dynamic, and muscle estimation	6
Global reorientation of a free-fall multibody system using periodical joint motions – theory and motion planning	6
Forward dynamics simulation of a simplified neuromuscular-skeletal-exoskeletal model based on the CMA-ES optimization algorithm: framework and case studies	6
An overview of the ANCF approach, justifications for its use, implementation issues, and future research directions	6
Simultaneous optimal system and controller design for multibody systems with joint friction using direct sensitivities	5
Comparison between EMG-based and optimisation-based approaches for back-muscle forces and intervertebral efforts	5
A new compliant contact force model for impact analysis	5
Vibrations in roller coaster systems. Part I: friction-induced self-excited oscillations	5
Preface	5
Quaternion-based finite-element computation of nonlinear modes and frequency responses of geometrically exact beam structures in three dimensions	5
Local coordinates on Lie groups for half-explicit time integration of Cosserat-rod models with constraints	5
Preface for the Special Issue IMSD2022	5
Co-simulation with variable approximation order: order control algorithm for solver coupling approaches	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
Hybrid modeling of multibody vehicles with partially known physics: discovering complex behaviors of tires	5
Experimental validation for the combination of funnel control with a feedforward control strategy	5
Embedding reference dynamics in model predictive control for trajectory tracking of multi-input multi-output non-minimum phase underactuated multibody systems	5
A peridynamics approach to flexible multibody dynamics for fracture analysis of mechanical systems	5
Generalisation of reference conditions for the floating frame formulation in terms of global boundary coordinates	5
Non-smooth numerical solution for Coulomb friction, rolling and spinning resistance of spheres applied to flexible multibody system dynamics	5