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This paper presents a procedure for studying dynamics of multibodysystems subjected to impulsive constraints which may be either holonomicor nonholonomic. The procedure automatically incorporates the effects ofimpulsive constraints through its analysis. The governing equationsthemselves are developed from Kane's equations, using partial velocityvectors and partial angular velocity vectors. Explicit expressions forthe coefficients and terms of the governing equations are presented. Twosubcases are studied: (1) the constraints are instantaneously applied andcontinue to act; and (2) the constraints are instantaneously applied andlifted immediately after completion of impact. The internal impulses ateach joint and constraint impulses associated with the impulsiveconstraints are calculated. The procedure is checked with two examples,whose solutions are established.
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Chang, CC., Liu, C. & Huston, R.L. Dynamics of Multibody Systems Subjected to Impulsive Constraints. Multibody System Dynamics 8, 161–184 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019537611060
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