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Dynamics of Underactuated Multibody Systems

Modeling, Control and Optimal Design

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  • Fully self-contained treatment of underactuated and flexible multibody systems
  • Interdisciplinary content from mechanics, nonlinear control and optimization is presented in an unified form and notation
  • Each chapter is accompanied by one or several illustrative examples
  • All necessary data and detailed results are provided, such that these can be used as benchmark problems

Part of the book series: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications (SMIA, volume 205)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Introduction

    • Robert Seifried
    Pages 1-8
  3. Multibody Systems

    • Robert Seifried
    Pages 9-54
  4. Trajectory Tracking of Multibody Systems

    • Robert Seifried
    Pages 113-166
  5. Model Inversion Using Servo-Constraints

    • Robert Seifried
    Pages 167-181
  6. Optimal System Design

    • Robert Seifried
    Pages 209-242
  7. Concluding Remarks

    • Robert Seifried
    Pages 243-245
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 247-249

About this book

Underactuated multibody systems are intriguing mechatronic systems, as they posses fewer control inputs than degrees of freedom. Some examples are modern light-weight flexible robots and articulated manipulators with passive joints. This book investigates such underactuated multibody systems from an integrated perspective. This includes all major steps from the modeling of rigid and flexible multibody systems, through nonlinear control theory, to optimal system design. The underlying theories and techniques from these different fields are presented using a self-contained and unified approach and notation system. Subsequently, the book focuses on applications to large multibody systems with multiple degrees of freedom, which require a combination of symbolical and numerical procedures. Finally, an integrated, optimization-based design procedure is proposed, whereby both structural and control design are considered concurrently. Each chapter is supplemented by illustrated examples.

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From the reviews:

“This is a compact monograph on underactuated multibody systems. ‘Underactuated’ refers to systems with more degrees of freedom than there are actuators, or controls. … The book is well written with well-prepared figures and excellent editing. … the book is likely to be a very useful reference for those theoreticians, students, and practitioners working in one of the many areas discussed.” (Ronald L. Huston, zbMATH, Vol. 1283, 2014)

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Stuttgart Inst of Eng and Computational Mechanics, Stuttgart, Germany

    Robert Seifried

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Dynamics of Underactuated Multibody Systems

  • Book Subtitle: Modeling, Control and Optimal Design

  • Authors: Robert Seifried

  • Series Title: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01228-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-01227-8Published: 20 November 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37489-5Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-01228-5Published: 08 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0925-0042

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-7764

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 249

  • Number of Illustrations: 76 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control, Control, Robotics, Mechatronics, Classical Mechanics

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eBook USD 84.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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