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Papers

(The median citation count of Multibody System Dynamics is 2. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Robust transient oscillation reduction for rest-to-rest motion of underactuated multibody systems	59
Dynamics of a knuckle crane carrying a load subjected to wind pressure	45
A control Hamiltonian-preserving discretisation for optimal control	33
A projection continuation approach for minimal coordinate set constrained dynamics	25
A validated railway vehicle interior layout with multibody dummies and finite element seats models for crash analysis	25
MMX rover MECSS - separation from the mothership: multibody simulation analysis of the ejection	24
A redundantly actuated 2-DOF 3RRR PKM with flexure joints: less is more	22
Multibody model of the human-inspired robot CHARMIE	22
Optimization of design parameters and improvement of human comfort conditions in an upper-limb exosuit for assistance	21
Critical features of centrifugal pendulum vibration absorbers dynamic modeling	20
A new contact and road model for multi-body dynamic simulation of wheeled vehicles on soft-soil terrain	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	14
Influence of gravity on the vibration characteristics of a geometrically nonlinear McPherson-suspension model	14
Traction control design for off-road mobility using an SPH-DAE cosimulation framework	14
Improving the robustness of non-Hertzian wheel–rail contact model for railway vehicle dynamics simulation	13
Augmented Lagrangian index-3 semi-recursive formulations with projections	13
Mutual information-based feature selection for inverse mapping parameter updating of dynamical systems	12
Beam modeling in a floating frame of reference for torsion dynamics of helicopter rotor blades	12
An extended modelling technique with generalized strains for flexible multibody systems	12
Conserving integration of multibody systems with singular and non-constant mass matrix including quaternion-based rigid body dynamics	12
Long-term dynamic simulation of adipogenic differentiation of a human mesenchymal stem cell	12
Comparison of flexibility models for the multibody simulation of compliant mechanisms	12
The optimal control methodology based on normalized Gaussian functions for vibration-driven locomotion robots	11
Modelling and stabilization of a load suspended by cable from an airship	11

Dynamic characteristics of the planetary gear system with rolling bearing	11
Discrete element method simulator for joint dynamics: a case study using a red-tailed hawk’s hallux digit	11
Sensitivity-analysis methods for nonsmooth multibody systems with contact and friction	10
A generic detailed multibody model for simulating thoracic spine and ribcage kinematics	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
Preface	9
A novel co-simulation approach for mechanical systems	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
Numerical simulation of the post-derailment behaviour of a railway vehicle and its interaction with the infrastructure	8
A nonsmooth dynamics framework for simulating frictionless spatial joints with clearances	8
Torsional vibration characteristics analysis and vibration suppression research of compressor flexible rotor system considering fit clearance	8
Input optimization for flexible multibody systems using the adjoint variable method and the flexible natural coordinates formulation	8
Kalman filters based on multibody models: linking simulation and real world. A comprehensive review	7
A quasistatic ALE cable formulation for multibody systems applications	7
Examining the simulation-to-reality gap of a wheel loader digging in deformable terrain	7
Stable underactuated biped locomotion on various geometrical surfaces	7
High-order inverse dynamics of serial robots based on projective geometric algebra	7
Flexible multibody formulation using finite elements with 3 DoF per node with application in railway dynamics	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
Absolute coordinate formulation and generalized component mode synthesis with rigid body coordinates	7
Using musculoskeletal models to generate physically-consistent data for 3D human pose, kinematic, dynamic, and muscle estimation	6
Systematic mapping of methods for real-time capable multibody simulation of road vehicles using PRISMA	6
Bicycle frame load estimation using a controlled semi-analytical simulation of an unconstrained multi-body system	6
Sharing the load: modeling loads in OpenSim to simulate two-handed lifting	6
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	6
Including limb-on-limb holonomic constraints in predictive simulation allows replicating athlete’s backflip technique	6
Dynamic simulation analysis and experimental study of an industrial robot with novel joint reducers	6
Correction to: On the use of adjoint gradients for time-optimal control problems regarding a discrete control parameterization	6
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
An overview of the ANCF approach, justifications for its use, implementation issues, and future research directions	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
Simultaneous optimal system and controller design for multibody systems with joint friction using direct sensitivities	5
Tire–road contact modelling for multibody simulations with regularised road and enhanced UA tire models	5
Correction to: A new skeletal model for the ankle joint complex	5
Reliability evaluation of reinforcement learning methods for mechanical systems with increasing complexity	5
Determination of effective mass for continuous contact models in multibody dynamics	5
Preface	5
Preface for the Special Issue IMSD2022	5
Vibrations in roller coaster systems. Part I: friction-induced self-excited oscillations	5
Local coordinates on Lie groups for half-explicit time integration of Cosserat-rod models with constraints	5
Hybrid modeling of multibody vehicles with partially known physics: discovering complex behaviors of tires	5
Dynamic modeling and simulation of the multi-point collision and contact problem of multi-legged robots	5
Discrete adjoint method for variational integration of constrained ODEs and its application to optimal control of geometrically exact beam dynamics	5
Forward dynamics simulation of a simplified neuromuscular-skeletal-exoskeletal model based on the CMA-ES optimization algorithm: framework and case studies	5
Comparison between EMG-based and optimisation-based approaches for back-muscle forces and intervertebral efforts	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	5
Co-simulation with variable approximation order: order control algorithm for solver coupling approaches	4
Development and verification of a flexible tethered satellite system model considering the fuel slosh	4
On design sensitivities in the structural analysis and optimization of flexible multibody systems	4
A peridynamics approach to flexible multibody dynamics for fracture analysis of mechanical systems	4
Vibration transmission through the seated human body captured with a computationally efficient multibody model	4
A review of flexible multibody dynamics for gradient-based design optimization	4
Embedding reference dynamics in model predictive control for trajectory tracking of multi-input multi-output non-minimum phase underactuated multibody systems	4
A new compliant contact force model for impact analysis	4
Numerical methods of closed-loop multibody systems with singular configurations based on the geometrical structure of constraints	4
Joint–coordinate adjoint method for optimal control of multibody systems	4
A discrete adjoint gradient approach for equality and inequality constraints in dynamics	4
Flexible multibody impact simulations based on the isogeometric analysis approach	3
Numerical and experimental investigation on the synthesis of extended Kalman filters for cable-driven parallel robots modeled through DAEs	3
Heuristic sequencing methods for time optimal tracking of nested, open and closed paths	3
A two-field approach to multibody dynamics of rotating flexible bodies	3
Trajectory-tracking control from a multibody system dynamics perspective	3
Simulation and parameterization of nonlinear elastic behavior of cables	3
Analysis of the model-based corrector approach for explicit cosimulation	3
On shift selection for Krylov subspace based model order reduction	3
Preface for Special Issue on “Artificial Intelligence within Multibody System Dynamics”	3
LuGre or not LuGre	3
A symplectic finite element method in time for periodic response of multibody systems	3
A relaxed coupling method for algebraically constrained mechanical systems	3
Analytical derivatives of flexible multibody dynamics with the floating frame of reference formulation	3
Estimating coach-suspension parameters through stop braking: analytical modeling and validation	3
Bond-graph representation of ideal constraints via the principle of virtual power	3
Frequency veering of railway vehicle systems and its mapping to vibration characteristics	3
Multi-physics tribo-dynamics simulation of lubricated translational joints in marine engines	3
A mortar formulation for frictionless line-to-line beam contact	3
Multibody dynamics modeling of human mandibular musculoskeletal system and its applications in surgical planning	3
Footstep adjustment for biped push recovery on slippery surfaces	3
Analysis of static frictionless beam-to-beam contact using mortar method	3
Continuous methods for dynamic optimization of multibody systems with discrete and mixed variables	3
Multibody dynamic modeling and motion analysis of flexible robot considering contact	3
Variational integrators and graph-based solvers for multibody dynamics in maximal coordinates	3
Computational modeling and simulation of closed chain arm-robot multibody dynamic systems in OpenSim	2
3D projection of the LuGre friction model adapted to varying normal forces	2
Multibody dynamics system with energy dissipation by hardening and softening plasticity	2
Topology optimization for eigenfrequencies of a flexible multibody system	2
A general continuous contact force model for contact collisions of soft and hard materials	2
A compliant contact force model for the frictionless impact analysis	2
Space-time rigid multibody dynamics	2
A consensus-based alternating direction method of multipliers approach to parallelize large-scale minimum-lap-time problems	2
Sloshing dynamics estimation for liquid-filled containers performing 3-dimensional motions: modeling and experimental validation	2
Fluid-conveying pipes in the floating frame of reference formulation	2
Synthesis of kinematotropic parallel manipulators by inclusion of additional motion generators	2
Data based constitutive modelling of rate independent inelastic effects in composite cables using Preisach hysteresis operators	2
Predictive multibody dynamic simulation of human neuromusculoskeletal systems: a review	2
Development of an identification method for the minimal set of inertial parameters of a multibody system	2
Simulation of generally shaped 3D elastic body dynamics with large motion using transfer matrix method incorporating model order reduction	2
Long-term dynamic simulation of cellular systems with inhomogeneous mass distribution	2
Parameter identification of multibody vehicle models using neural networks	2
Flexible multibody approaches for simulating the deflection and contact mechanics of toothbrush bristles: modelling and testing	2
Data-driven inverse dynamics modeling using neural-networks and regression-based techniques	2
A new human-like walking for the humanoid robot Romeo	2
Comparison of X–T and X–X co-simulation techniques applied on railway dynamics	2
Dynamics of serial chain systems using dual algebra	2
Statics analysis based on the reduced multibody system transfer matrix method	2
End-to-end learning for off-road terrain navigation using the Chrono open-source simulation platform	2
A comparison of spherical joint models in the dynamic analysis of rigid mechanical systems: ideal, dry, hydrodynamic and bushing approaches	2
Off-highway truck setup influence on vehicle dynamics and frame durability	2
Predicting sit-to-stand motions with a deep reinforcement learning based controller under idealized exoskeleton assistance	2
MBD-NODE: physics-informed data-driven modeling and simulation of constrained multibody systems	2
Comparison of several muscle modeling alternatives for computationally intensive algorithms in human motion dynamics	2
Spatial locomotion of a metameric earthworm-like robot: generation and analysis of gaits	2
Benchmark and validation of state-of-the-art muscle recruitment strategies in shoulder modelling	2
Integration of prioritized impedance controller in improved hierarchical operational-space torque control frameworks for legged locomotion robots	2
Framework for simulation-based control design evaluation for a snake robot as an example of a multibody robotic system	2
A novel model analysis of the effects of upper body dynamics on passive dynamic biped walkers	2
Eigensolution continuation by projection sensitivity of minimal coordinate set multibody systems	2
Joint fatigue-based optimal posture prediction for maximizing endurance time in box carrying task	2
The variable-inertia modified computed-torque control of robot manipulators	2