I've recently published a textbook with Springer-Verlag entitled "Guide to Dynamic Simulations of Rigid Bodies and Particle Systems" (ISBN 978-1-4471-4416-8). This book is a significant re-write of the one I published about 11 years ago also with Springer, namely "Dynamic Simulations of Multibody Systems" (ISBN 0-387-95192-X).
Topics and features of this new book include:
- Examines the problem of computing an hierarchical representation of the geometric description of each simulated object, as well as the simulated world
- Discusses the use of discrete and continuous collision detection to handle thin or fast-moving objects, including a derivation of the conservative time advancement algorithm
- Describes the computational techniques needed for determining all impulsive and contact forces between bodies with multiple simultaneous collisions and contacts
- Covers articulated rigid bodies and the derivation of the dynamics equations for spherical, universal, revolute, cylindrical, prismatic and rigid joint systems
- Concludes each chapter with exercises, ranging from issues of algorithm enhancements to alternative approaches that complement the algorithms discussed in the book
The complete table of contents can be accessed through Amazon.
Best wishes,
MuriloStatistics: Posted by murilo101 — Tue Nov 06, 2012 11:18 pm
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