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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Robust transient oscillation reduction for rest-to-rest motion of underactuated multibody systems	73
A control Hamiltonian-preserving discretisation for optimal control	54
Dynamics of a knuckle crane carrying a load subjected to wind pressure	35
MMX rover MECSS - separation from the mothership: multibody simulation analysis of the ejection	29
A projection continuation approach for minimal coordinate set constrained dynamics	28
A redundantly actuated 2-DOF 3RRR PKM with flexure joints: less is more	25
Critical features of centrifugal pendulum vibration absorbers dynamic modeling	25
Improving the robustness of non-Hertzian wheel–rail contact model for railway vehicle dynamics simulation	24
A new contact and road model for multi-body dynamic simulation of wheeled vehicles on soft-soil terrain	22
Influence of gravity on the vibration characteristics of a geometrically nonlinear McPherson-suspension model	21
Discrete adjoint variable method for the sensitivity analysis of ALI3-P formulations	18
Augmented Lagrangian index-3 semi-recursive formulations with projections	17
Multibody model of the human-inspired robot CHARMIE	15
Optimization of design parameters and improvement of human comfort conditions in an upper-limb exosuit for assistance	15
A unified approach to dynamic analysis of tensegrity structures with arbitrary rigid bodies and rigid bars	15
Long-term dynamic simulation of adipogenic differentiation of a human mesenchymal stem cell	14
An extended modelling technique with generalized strains for flexible multibody systems	14
Mutual information-based feature selection for inverse mapping parameter updating of dynamical systems	14
Traction control design for off-road mobility using an SPH-DAE cosimulation framework	14
Modelling and stabilization of a load suspended by cable from an airship	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	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
The influence of lever-propelled wheelchair parameters on locomotion performance: a predictive simulation study using a new equivalent muscle approach	11

Conserving integration of multibody systems with singular and non-constant mass matrix including quaternion-based rigid body dynamics	11
Preliminary optimization of cup-implant orientation in total-hip arthroplasty using a parametric predictive analysis of lower-limb dynamics influenced by spine stiffness	11
Beam modeling in a floating frame of reference for torsion dynamics of helicopter rotor blades	11
Preface	10
A generic detailed multibody model for simulating thoracic spine and ribcage kinematics	10
Sensitivity-analysis methods for nonsmooth multibody systems with contact and friction	10
A parallel algorithm for transverse free vibration analysis of hybrid systems based on multibody system transfer matrix method	9
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
A novel co-simulation approach for mechanical systems	9
Kalman filters based on multibody models: linking simulation and real world. A comprehensive review	8
Input optimization for flexible multibody systems using the adjoint variable method and the flexible natural coordinates formulation	8
Examining the simulation-to-reality gap of a wheel loader digging in deformable terrain	8
Stable underactuated biped locomotion on various geometrical surfaces	8
A quasistatic ALE cable formulation for multibody systems applications	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
A nonsmooth dynamics framework for simulating frictionless spatial joints with clearances	8
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	8
Flexible multibody formulation using finite elements with 3 DoF per node with application in railway dynamics	7
Using musculoskeletal models to generate physically-consistent data for 3D human pose, kinematic, dynamic, and muscle estimation	7
Dynamic simulation analysis and experimental study of an industrial robot with novel joint reducers	7
A new skeletal model for the ankle joint complex	7
Bicycle frame load estimation using a controlled semi-analytical simulation of an unconstrained multi-body system	7
Correction to: On the use of adjoint gradients for time-optimal control problems regarding a discrete control parameterization	7
High-order inverse dynamics of serial robots based on projective geometric algebra	7
Including limb-on-limb holonomic constraints in predictive simulation allows replicating athlete’s backflip technique	7
Forward dynamics simulation of a simplified neuromuscular-skeletal-exoskeletal model based on the CMA-ES optimization algorithm: framework and case studies	6
Hybrid modeling of multibody vehicles with partially known physics: discovering complex behaviors of tires	6
Cushioning performance analysis of multilayered rubber materials with nonuniform friction coefficients of corrugated contact surface under the bipotential framework	6
Discrete adjoint method for variational integration of constrained ODEs and its application to optimal control of geometrically exact beam dynamics	6
An overview of the ANCF approach, justifications for its use, implementation issues, and future research directions	6
Preface	6
Systematic mapping of methods for real-time capable multibody simulation of road vehicles using PRISMA	6
Global reorientation of a free-fall multibody system using periodical joint motions – theory and motion planning	6
Dynamic modeling and simulation of the multi-point collision and contact problem of multi-legged robots	6
Reliability evaluation of reinforcement learning methods for mechanical systems with increasing complexity	6
Correction to: A new skeletal model for the ankle joint complex	6
Sharing the load: modeling loads in OpenSim to simulate two-handed lifting	6
Determination of effective mass for continuous contact models in multibody dynamics	6
Simultaneous optimal system and controller design for multibody systems with joint friction using direct sensitivities	5
Local coordinates on Lie groups for half-explicit time integration of Cosserat-rod models with constraints	5
Quaternion-based finite-element computation of nonlinear modes and frequency responses of geometrically exact beam structures in three dimensions	5
Embedding reference dynamics in model predictive control for trajectory tracking of multi-input multi-output non-minimum phase underactuated multibody systems	5
Experimental validation for the combination of funnel control with a feedforward control strategy	5
Non-smooth numerical solution for Coulomb friction, rolling and spinning resistance of spheres applied to flexible multibody system dynamics	5
Tire–road contact modelling for multibody simulations with regularised road and enhanced UA tire models	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

Modeling of rigid-link and compliant joint manipulator using the discrete body dynamics method	5
Vibrations in roller coaster systems. Part I: friction-induced self-excited oscillations	5
Preface for the Special Issue IMSD2022	5
Co-simulation with variable approximation order: order control algorithm for solver coupling approaches	5