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Space applications include problems where particularly complex multibody motion needs to be designed, analyzed, and verified: actively controlled satellites with flexible appendages, docking spacecraft, space robots on orbiting platforms. Computer simulation is one of the chief means to support these goals. Two “traditional” classes of tools are characterized by their capabilities and limitations: nonlinear dynamic simulation software and 3D solid model-based CAD systems with kinematic analysis features. An environment is proposed where the two classes can be integrated in a synergistic fashion to support the complete design and analysis cycle. The benefits of this concept are discussed and realizations at Dornier are introduced together with examples from recent applications and an outlook on further developments.
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Putz, P. (1989). Graphical Verification of Complex Multibody Motion in Space Applications. In: Schweitzer, G., Mansour, M. (eds) Dynamics of Controlled Mechanical Systems. International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83581-0_8
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