Ashraf, H., Waris, A., Gilani, S. O., Shafiq, U., Iqbal, J., Kamavuako, E. N., Berrouche, Y., Bruls, O., Boutaayamou, M., & Niazi, I. K. (23 January 2024). Optimizing the performance of convolutional neural network for enhanced gesture recognition using sEMG. Scientific Reports, 14 (1), 2020. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-52405-9
Deep neural networks (DNNs) have demonstrated higher performance results when compared to traditi...
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Todesco, J., & Bruls, O. (31 July 2023). Highly accurate differentiation of the exponential map and its tangent operator. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 190, 105451. doi:10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2023.105451
Exponential coordinates are widely used in simulation codes for flexible multibody systems based ...
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Bosten, A., Denoël, V., Cosimo, A., Linn, J., & Bruls, O. (2023). A beam contact benchmark with analytic solution. ZAMM - Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik. doi:10.1002/zamm.202200151
This paper presents a test case to help validate simulation codes for contact problems involving ...
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Pellois, R., & Bruls, O. (June 2022). A Vision-based Correction of Inertial Measurement of Human Motion for Robot Programming by Demonstration. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, 11 (6), 411-416. doi:10.18178/ijmerr.11.6.411-416
We propose in this work an original approach consisting in correcting inertial human hand traject...
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Bosten, A., Cosimo, A., Linn, J., & Bruls, O. (2021). A mortar formulation for frictionless line-to-line beam contact. Multibody System Dynamics. doi:10.1007/s11044-021-09799-5
This paper describes the quasi-static formulation of frictionless line contact between flexible b...
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Cosimo, A., Cavalieri, F. J., Galvez, J., Cardona, A., & Bruls, O. (2021). A general purpose formulation for nonsmooth dynamics with finite rotations: Application to the woodpecker toy. Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, 16 (3), 031001-1. doi:10.1115/1.4049218
The aim of this work is to extend the finite element multibody dynamics approach to problems invo...
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Tubez, F., Schwartz, C., Croisier, J.-L., Bruls, O., Denoël, V., Paulus, J., & Forthomme, B. (2021). Evolution of the trophy position along the tennis serve player’s development. Sports Biomechanics. doi:10.1080/14763141.2018.1560493
The trophy position is a coaching cue for the tennis serve that usually corresponds to the racque...
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Galvez Buezo, J., Cavalieri, F. J., Cosimo, A., Bruls, O., & Cardona, A. (August 2020). A nonsmooth frictional contact formulation for multibody system dynamics. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 121 (16), 3584-3609. doi:10.1002/nme.6371
We present a new node-to-face frictional contact element for the simulation of the nonsmooth dyna...
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Tooth, C., Schwartz, C., Colman, D., Croisier, J.-L., Bornheim, S., Bruls, O., Denoël, V., & Forthomme, B. (April 2020). Kinesiotaping for scapular dyskinesis: The influence on scapular kinematics and on the activity of scapular stabilizing muscles. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 51. doi:10.1016/j.jelekin.2020.102400
Scapular dyskinesis is observed in 61% of overhead athletes (Burn et al., 2016). For most of them...
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Tooth, C., Schwartz, C., Croisier, J.-L., Bornheim, S., Bruls, O., Denoël, V., & Forthomme, B. (2020). Activation Profile of Scapular Stabilizing Muscles in Asymptomatic People. Does Scapular Dyskinesis Have an Impact on Its? American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. doi:10.1097/PHM.0000000000001446
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Van Hulle, R., Schwartz, C., Denoël, V., Croisier, J.-L., Forthomme, B., & Bruls, O. (February 2020). A foot/ground contact model for biomechanical inverse dynamics analysis. Journal of Biomechanics, 100. doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.109412
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Bastos, G. J., & Bruls, O. (2020). Analysis of open-loop control design and parallel computation for underactuated manipulators. Acta Mechanica, 231, 2439-2456. doi:10.1007/s00707-020-02656-0
Trajectory tracking problems for underactuated manipulators represent an actual research topic, w...
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Cosimo, A., Galvez Buezo, J., Cavalieri, F. J., Cardona, A., & Bruls, O. (2020). A robust nonsmooth generalized-alpha scheme for flexible systems with impacts. Multibody System Dynamics, 48 (2), 124-149. doi:10.1007/s11044-019-09692-2
The aim of this work is the development of a robust and accurate time integrator for the simulati...
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Docquier, N., Lantsoght, O., Dubois, F., & Bruls, O. (2020). Modelling and simulation of coupled multibody systems and granular media using the non-smooth contact dynamics approach. Multibody System Dynamics, 49, 181-202. doi:10.1007/s11044-019-09721-0
Multibody models are often coupled with other domains in order to enlarge the scope of computer-b...
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Rong, J., Wu, Z., Liu, C., & Bruls, O. (2020). Geometrically exact thin-walled beam including warping formulated on the special Euclidean group SE(3). Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 369, 113062. doi:10.1016/j.cma.2020.113062
Based on a formulation on the special Euclidean group SE(3), a geometrically exact thin-walled be...
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Schwartz, C., Croisier, J.-L., Bruls, O., Denoël, V., & Forthomme, B. (2020). Tight shoulders: a clinical, kinematic and strength comparison of symptomatic and asymptomatic male overhead athletes before and after stretching. European Journal of Sport Science. doi:10.1080/17461391.2020.1785015
A tightness of the posterior structures of the throwing shoulder has been hypothesized to be asso...
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Lismonde, A., Sonneville, V., & Bruls, O. (21 August 2019). A geometric optimization method for the trajectory planning of flexible manipulators. Multibody System Dynamics, 47 (4), 347-362. doi:10.1007/s11044-019-09695-z
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Docquier, Q., Bruls, O., & Fisette, P. (2019). Comparison and analysis of multibody dynamics formalisms for solving optimal control problem. In E. Zahariev & J. Cuadrado, Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Intelligent Multibody Systems - Dynamics, Control, Simulation (pp. 55-77). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-00527-6_3
Optimal Control methods are increasingly used for the control of multibody systems (MBS). This wo...
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Gillain, S., Boutaayamou, M., Schwartz, C., Bruls, O., Bruyère, O., Croisier, J.-L., Salmon, E., Reginster, J.-Y., Garraux, G., & Petermans, J. (2019). Using supervised learning machine algorithm to identify future fallers based on gait patterns: A two-year longitudinal study. Experimental Gerontology, 127 (first online). doi:10.1016/j.exger.2019.110730
Introduction: Given their major health consequences in the elderly, identifying people at risk of...
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GILLAIN, S., Boutaayamou, M., Schwartz, C., Dardenne, N., Bruyère, O., Bruls, O., Croisier, J.-L., SALMON, E., Reginster, J.-Y., GARRAUX, G., & PETERMANS, J. (2019). Gait symmetry in the dual task condition as a predictor of future falls among independent older adults: a 2-year longitudinal study. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 31 (8), 1057-1067. doi:10.1007/s40520-019-01210-w
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Tubez, F., Forthomme, B., Croisier, J.-L., Bruls, O., Denoël, V., Paulus, J., & Schwartz, C. (2019). Inter-Session Reliability of the Tennis Serve and Influence of the Laboratory Context. Journal of Human Kinetics, 66 (1), 57-67. doi:10.2478/hukin-2018-0064
To meet the demand of a player's entourage (e.g., coaches and medical staff), it is important for...
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Tubez, F., Schwartz, C., Paulus, J., Croisier, J.-L., Bruls, O., Denoël, V., & Forthomme, B. (2018). Which tool for a tennis serve evaluation? A review. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport. doi:10.1080/24748668.2017.1419407
For coaches, the most common and easiest way to analyse the tennis serve is to refer to their own...
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Bruls, O., Acary, V., & Cardona, A. (2018). On the constraints formulation in the nonsmooth generalized-alpha method. In R. I. Leine, V. Acary, ... O. Bruls, Advanced Topics in Nonsmooth Dynamics, Transactions of the European Network for Nonsmooth Dynamics (pp. 335-374). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-75972-2_9
The simulation of flexible multibody systems with unilateral contact conditions and impacts requi...
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Dewalque, F., Schwartz, C., Denoël, V., Croisier, J.-L., FORTHOMME, B., & Bruls, O. (2018). Experimental and numerical investigation of the nonlinear dynamics of compliant mechanisms for deployable structures. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 101, 1-25. doi:10.1016/j.ymssp.2017.08.006
This paper studies the dynamics of tape springs which are characterised by a highly geometrical n...
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Tromme, E., Held, A., Duysinx, P., & Bruls, O. (2018). System-based approaches for structural optimization of flexible mechanisms. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 25 (817-844). doi:10.1007/s11831-017-9215-6
This paper reviews the state-of-the-art methods to perform structural optimization of flexible me...
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Tromme, E., Sonneville, V., Guest, J. K., & Bruls, O. (2018). System-wise equivalent static loads for the design of flexible mechanisms. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 329, 312-331. doi:10.1016/j.cma.2017.10.003
Structural optimization of flexible multibody systems (MBS) is a challenging design problem which...
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Van Hulle, R., Schwartz, C., Denoël, V., Croisier, J.-L., Forthomme, B., & Bruls, O. (2018). P054 - Evaluation of ground reaction forces by inverse dynamics analysis. Gait and Posture, 65, 72-73. doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.06.207
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Schwartz, C., Tubez, F., WANG, F.-C., Croisier, J.-L., Bruls, O., Denoël, V., & Forthomme, B. (December 2017). Normalizing shoulder EMG: an optimal set of maximum isometric voluntary contraction tests considering reproducibility. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 37, 1-8. doi:10.1016/j.jelekin.2017.08.005
Normalization of the electromyography (EMG) signal is often performed relatively to maximal volun...
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Paquay, Y., Bruls, O., & Geuzaine, C. (2017). Model Order Reduction of Nonlinear Eddy Current Problems Using Missing Point Estimation. In Model Reduction of Parametrized Systems (pp. 439-454). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-58786-8_27
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Schwartz, C., Forthomme, B., Paulus, J., Kaux, J.-F., Bruls, O., Denoël, V., & Croisier, J.-L. (September 2017). Reliability of unipodal and bipodal counter movement jump landings in a recreational male population. European Journal of Sport Science, 17 (9), 1143-1152. doi:10.1080/17461391.2017.1353134
Movement patterns during landing have been suggested to be related to injury risk. The purpose of...
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Tubez, F., Forthomme, B., Croisier, J.-L., Bruls, O., Denoël, V., & Schwartz, C. (March 2017). Factors to be considered to perform a kinematic evaluation of the tennis serve. Medicine and Science in Tennis, 22, 12-16.
With the 2D video cameras and later the appearance of 3D measurement methods, the tennis serve ha...
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Bastos, G. J., Seifried, R., & Bruls, O. (2017). Analysis of stable model inversion methods for constrained underactuated mechanical systems. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 111, 99-117. doi:10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2017.01.011
Inverse dynamics methods are presented and analyzed in detail for the feedforward control of unde...
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GILLAIN, S., Boutaayamou, M., Dardenne, N., Schwartz, C., Demonceau, M., Gerontitis, C., DEPIERREUX, F., Salmon, E., GARRAUX, G., Bruyère, O., Bruls, O., Croisier, J.-L., & PETERMANS, J. (2017). Data set of healthy old people assessed for three walking conditions using accelerometric and opto-electronic methods. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 29 (6), 1201-1209. doi:10.1007/s40520-017-0730-y
Background Gait patterns of healthy aging are needed to allow a comparison with pathological sit...
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Prasad, C. S., Chen, Q. Z., Bruls, O., D'Ambrosio, F., & Dimitriadis, G. (2017). Aeroservoelastic Simulations for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part A, Journal of Power and Energy, 231 (2), 103-117. doi:10.1177/0957650916678725
This paper describes the development of a complete methodology for the aeroservoelastic modeling ...
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Sonneville, V., Bruls, O., & Bauchau, O. A. (2017). Interpolation schemes for geometrically exact beams: A motion approach. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 112 (9), 1129-1153. doi:10.1002/nme.5548
This paper focuses on the interpolation of the kinematic fields describing the configuration of g...
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Paquay, Y., Bruls, O., & Geuzaine, C. (March 2016). Nonlinear Interpolation on Manifold of Reduced Order Models in Magnetodynamic Problems. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 52 (3), 1-4. doi:10.1109/TMAG.2015.2477169
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Tromme, E., Sonneville, V., Bruls, O., & Duysinx, P. (February 2016). On the equivalent static load method for flexible multibody systems described with a nonlinear finite element formalism. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 108 (6), 646-664. doi:10.1002/nme.5237
The equivalent static load (ESL) method is a powerful approach to solve dynamic response structur...
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Arnold, M., Cardona, A., & Bruls, O. (2016). A Lie algebra approach to Lie group time integration of constrained systems. In P. Betsch, Structure-preserving integrators in nonlinear structural dynamics and flexible multibody dynamics (pp. 91-158). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-31879-0_3
Lie group integrators preserve by construction the Lie group structure of a nonlinear configurati...
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Dewalque, F., Collette, J.-P., & Bruls, O. (2016). Mechanical behaviour of tape springs used in the deployment of reflectors around a solar panel. Acta Astronautica, 123, 271-282. doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2016.03.029
In order to increase the production of power on small satellites, solar panels are commonly deplo...
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Schwartz, C., Croisier, J.-L., Rigaux, E., Denoël, V., Bruls, O., & Forthomme, B. (2016). Gender effect on the scapular 3D posture and kinematic in healthy subjects. Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging. doi:10.1111/cpf.12212
Populations considered for shoulder analysis are often composed of various ratios of men and wome...
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Tromme, E., Bruls, O., & Duysinx, P. (2016). Weakly and fully coupled methods for structural optimization of flexible mechanisms. Multibody System Dynamics, 38 (4), 391-417. doi:10.1007/s11044-015-9493-4
The paper concerns a detailed comparison between two optimization methods that are used to perfor...
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Virlez, G., Bruls, O., Duysinx, P., Géradin, M., & Cardona, A. (2016). Unilateral contact condition enhanced with squeeze film modelling in automotive differentials. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part C, Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 230 (7-8), 1243-1257. doi:10.1177/0954406216638883
The dynamic behaviour of automotive drivetrains is significantly influenced by contacts occurring...
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Tromme, E., Tortorelli, D., Bruls, O., & Duysinx, P. (2015). Structural optimization of multibody system components described using level set techniques. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. doi:10.1007/s00158-015-1280-6
The structural optimization of the components in multibody systems is performed using a fully cou...
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Tubez, F., Forthomme, B., Croisier, J.-L., Cordonnier, C., Bruls, O., Denoël, V., Berwart, G., Joris, M., GROSDENT, S., & Schwartz, C. (01 July 2015). Biomechanical Analysis of Abdominal Injury in Tennis Serves. A Case Report. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 14, 402-412.
The serve is an important stroke in any high level tennis game. A well-mastered serve is a substa...
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Arnold, M., Bruls, O., & Cardona, A. (2015). Error analysis of generalized-alpha Lie group time integration methods for constrained mechanical systems. Numerische Mathematik, 129 (1), 149-179. doi:10.1007/s00211-014-0633-1
Generalized-alpha methods are very popular in structural dynamics. They are methods of Newmark ty...
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Arnold, M., Cardona, A., & Bruls, O. (2015). Order reduction in time integration caused by velocity projection. Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 29 (7), 2579-2585. doi:10.1007/s12206-015-0501-7
Holonomic constraints restrict the configuration of a multibody system to a subset of the configu...
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Boutaayamou, M., Schwartz, C., Stamatakis, J., Denoël, V., Maquet, D., Forthomme, B., Croisier, J.-L., Macq, B., Verly, J., Garraux, G., & Bruls, O. (2015). Development and validation of an accelerometer-based method for quantifying gait events. Medical Engineering and Physics. doi:10.1016/j.medengphy.2015.01.001
An original signal processing algorithm is presented to automatically extract, on a stride-by-str...
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Cavalieri, F. J., Bruls, O., & Cardona, A. (2015). A mortar method combined with an augmented Lagrangian approach for treatment of mechanical contact problems. In Z. Terze (Ed.), Multibody Dynamics: Computational Methods and Applications. Springer.
This work presents a mixed penalty-duality formulation from an augmented Lagrangian approach for ...
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Dewalque, F., Rochus, P., & Bruls, O. (2015). Importance of structural damping in the dynamic analysis of compliant deployable structures. Acta Astronautica, 111, 323-333. doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2015.03.003
Compliant mechanisms such as tape springs are often used on satellites to deploy appendices, e.g....
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Schwartz, C., Denoël, V., Forthomme, B., Croisier, J.-L., & Bruls, O. (2015). Merging multi-camera data to reduce motion analysis instrumental errors using Kalman filters. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 18 (9), 952-960. doi:10.1080/10255842.2013.864640
In motion capture systems, markers are often seen by multiple cameras. All cameras do not measure...
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GILLAIN, S., Schwartz, C., Boutaayamou, M., Demonceau, M., CROISIER, J.-L., Bruls, O., GARRAUX, G., REGINSTER, J.-Y., & PETERMANS, J. (October 2014). Validation des paramètres de marche par un système accélérométrique (Locométrix*) à l'aide d'un système opto-électronique 3D (Coda Motion ). Gériatrie et Psychologie Neuropsychiatrie du Vieillissement, 12 (supplément 3).
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Sonneville, V., & Bruls, O. (11 July 2014). A formulation on the special Euclidean group for dynamic analysis of multibody systems. Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, 9 (4), 041002. doi:10.1115/1.4026569
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Sonneville, V., Cardona, A., & Bruls, O. (June 2014). Geometric interpretation of a non-linear beam finite element on the Lie group SE(3). Archive of Mechanical Engineering, 61 (2), 305-329. doi:10.2478/meceng-2014-0018
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Bruls, O., Acary, V., & Cardona, A. (2014). Simultaneous enforcement of constraints at position and velocity levels in the nonsmooth generalized-alpha scheme. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 281, 131-161. doi:10.1016/j.cma.2014.07.025
This paper presents a formalism for the transient simulation of nonsmooth dynamic mechanical syst...
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Bruls, O., Bastos, G. J., & Seifried, R. (January 2014). A stable inversion method for feedforward control of constrained flexible multibody systems. Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, 9 (1), 011014. doi:10.1115/1.4025476
The inverse dynamics of flexible multibody systems is formulated as a two-point boundary value pr...
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Schwartz, C., Croisier, J.-L., Rigaux, E., Denoël, V., Bruls, O., & Forthomme, B. (2014). Dominance effect on scapula 3-dimensional posture and kinematics in healthy male and female populations. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 23 (0), 873-881. doi:10.1016/j.jse.2013.08.020
Background: The contralateral shoulder is often used as a reference when evaluating a pathologica...
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Sonneville, V., & Bruls, O. (January 2014). Sensitivity analysis for multibody systems formulated on a Lie group. Multibody System Dynamics, 31, 47-67. doi:10.1007/s11044-013-9345-z
A direct differentiation method and an adjoint variable method are proposed for the efficient sem...
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Sonneville, V., Cardona, A., & Bruls, O. (January 2014). Geometrically exact beam finite element formulated on the special Euclidean group SE(3). Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 268, 451-474. doi:10.1016/j.cma.2013.10.008
This paper describes a dynamic formulation of a straight beam finite element in the setting of th...
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Tromme, E., Bruls, O., Emonds-Alt, J., Bruyneel, M., Virlez, G., & Duysinx, P. (December 2013). Discussion on the optimization problem formulation of flexible components in multibody systems. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 48 (6), 1189-1206. doi:10.1007/s00158-013-0952-3
This paper is dedicated to the structural optimization of flexible components in mechanical syste...
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Chen, Q.-Z., Acary, V., Virlez, G., & Bruls, O. (November 2013). A nonsmooth generalized-alpha scheme for flexible multibody systems with unilateral constraints. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 96 (8), 487-511. doi:10.1002/nme.4563
Mechanical systems are usually subjected not only to bilateral constraints but also to unilateral...
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Guimaraes Bastos Junior, G., Seifried, R., & Bruls, O. (2013). Inverse dynamics of serial and parallel underactuated multibody systems using a DAE optimal control approach. Multibody System Dynamics. doi:10.1007/s11044-013-9361-z
The inverse dynamics analysis of underactuated multibody systems aims at determining the control ...
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Schwartz, C., Croisier, J.-L., Tubez, F., HAZEE, A., Bruls, O., Denoël, V., & Forthomme, B. (2013). L'apport de l'analyse biomécanique 3-D dans les stratégies préventives à partir de 2 exemples. In M. Julia, J.-L. Croisier, S. Perrey, A. Dupeyron, ... C. Hérisson (Eds.), Prévention des troubles musculo-squelettiques chez le sportif. Sauramps Medical.
De nouveaux outils de mesure permettent de quantifier la cinématique et la dynamique articulaire ...
Virlez, G., Bruls, O., Tromme, E., & Duysinx, P. (10 January 2013). Modeling of joints with clearance and friction in multibody dynamic simulation of automotive differentials. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, 3 (1), 013003. doi:10.1063/2.1301303
Defects in kinematic joints can sometimes highly influence the simulation response of the whole m...
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Virlez, G., Bruls, O., Poulet, N., Tromme, E., & Duysinx, P. (2013). Modelling of contact between stiff bodies in automotive transmission systems. In P. Fisette & J.-C. Samin (Eds.), Multibody Dynamics: Computational Methods and Applications (pp. 193-214). Netherlands: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-5404-1_9
Many transmission components contain moving parts, which can come into in contact. For example, t...
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Bruls, O., Cardona, A., & Arnold, M. (2012). Lie group generalized-alpha time integration of constrained flexible multibody systems. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 48, 121-137. doi:10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2011.07.017
This paper studies a Lie group extension of the generalized-alpha time integration method for the...
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Bruls, O., Lemaire, E., Duysinx, P., & Eberhard, P. (2011). Optimization of multibody systems and their structural components. In W. Blajer, K. Arczewski, J. Fraczek, ... M. Wojtyra (Eds.), Multibody Dynamics: Computational Methods and Applications (pp. 49-68). Springer. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-9971-6_3
This work addresses the optimization of flexible multibody systems based on the dynamic response ...
Bruls, O., & Cardona, A. (2010). On the use of Lie group time integrators in multibody dynamics. Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, 5 (3), 031002. doi:10.1115/1.4001370
This paper proposes a family of Lie group time integrators for the simulation of flexible multibo...
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da Silva, M. M., de Oliveira, L. P. R., Bruls, O., Michelin, M., Baradat, C., Tempier, O., De Caigny, J., Swevers, J., Desmet, W., & Van Brussel, H. (2010). Integrating structural and input design of a 2-DOF high-speed parallel manipulator: A flexible model-based approach. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 45, 1509-1519. doi:10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2010.07.002
This paper discusses the integrated design of parallel manipulators, which exhibit varying dynami...
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Hoffait, S., Bruls, O., Granville, D., Cugnon, F., & Kerschen, G. (2010). Dynamic analysis of the self-locking phenomenon in tape spring hinges. Acta Astronautica, 66 (7-8), 1125-1132. doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2009.10.001
This paper investigates the dynamic behaviour of tape-spring hinges that are commonly used in spa...
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Da Silva, M. M., Bruls, O., Desmet, W., & Van Brussel, H. (2009). Integrated structure and control design for mechatronic systems with configuration-dependent dynamics. Mechatronics, 44 (9), 1016–1025. doi:10.1016/j.mechatronics.2009.06.006
This paper considers the optimal design of mechatronic systems with configuration-dependent dynam...
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da Silva, M. M., Bruls, O., Paijmans, B., Desmet, W., & Van Brussel, H. (2009). Computer-aided integrated design for mechatronic systems with varying dynamics. In H. Ulbrich & L. Ginzinger, Motion and Vibration Control (Selected Papers from MOVIC 2008) (pp. 53-62). Netherlands: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-9438-5_6
Some mechatronic systems have different spatial configurations or operation positions, and, as a ...
da Silva, M. M., Bruls, O., Swevers, J., Desmet, W., & Van Brussel, H. (2009). Computer-aided integrated design for machines with varying dynamics. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 44 (9), 1733-1745. doi:10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2009.02.006
This paper discusses the integrated design of mechatronic systems with varying dynamics, such as ...
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Duysinx, P., Van Miegroet, L., Lemaire, E., Bruls, O., & Bruyneel, M. (December 2008). Topology and generalized shape optimisation: why stress constraints are so important? International Journal for Simulation and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization, 2 (4), 253-258.
The paper continues along the work initiated by the authors in taking into account stress constra...
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Bruls, O., & Arnold, M. (2008). The generalized-alpha scheme as a linear multistep integrator: Toward a general mechatronic simulator. Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, 3 (4), 041007. doi:10.1115/1.2960475
This paper presents a consistent formulation of the generalized-alpha time integration scheme for...
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Bruls, O., Cardona, A., & Géradin, M. (2008). Modelling, simulation and control of flexible multibody systems. In M. Arnold & W. Schiehlen (Eds.), Simulation Techniques in Applied Dynamics.
This chapter concerns the dynamic analysis of flexible multibody systems. After a brief review of...
Bruls, O., & Eberhard, P. (2008). Sensitivity analysis for dynamic mechanical systems with finite rotations. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 74 (13), 1897-1927. doi:10.1002/nme.2232
This paper presents a sensitivity analysis for dynamic systems with large rotations using a semi-...
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Bruls, O., & Golinval, J.-C. (2008). On the numerical damping of time integrators for coupled mechatronic systems. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 197 (6-8), 577-588. doi:10.1016/j.cma.2007.08.007
The generalized-alpha time integrator is considered for the simulation of mechatronic systems. In...
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Samin, J.-C., Bruls, O., Collard, J.-F., Sass, L., & Fisette, P. (October 2007). Multiphysics modeling and optimization of mechatronic multibody systems. Multibody System Dynamics, 18 (3), 345-373. doi:10.1007/s11044-007-9076-0
Modeling mechatronic multibody systems requires the same type of methodology as for designing and...
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Arnold, M., & Bruls, O. (September 2007). Convergence of the generalized-alpha scheme for constrained mechanical systems. Multibody System Dynamics, 18 (2), 185-202. doi:10.1007/s11044-007-9084-0
A variant of the generalized-alpha scheme is proposed for constrained mechanical systems represen...
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Bruls, O., Duysinx, P., & Golinval, J.-C. (2007). The global modal parameterization for non-linear model-order reduction in flexible multibody dynamics. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 69 (5), 948-977. doi:10.1002/nme.1795
In flexible multibody dynamics, advanced modelling methods lead to high-order non-linear differen...
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Krauss, R., Book, W. J., & Bruls, O. (2007). Transfer matrix modeling of hydraulically actuated flexible robots. International Journal of Fluid Power, 8 (1), 51-57. doi:10.1080/14399776.2007.10781267
Accurate models of hydraulic motors and their interaction with flexible structures are needed to ...
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Bruls, O., & Golinval, J.-C. (October 2006). The generalized-alpha method in mechatronic applications. ZAMM - Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik, 86 (10 Sp. Iss. SI), 748-758. doi:10.1002/zamm.200610283
This paper presents an extension of the generalized-a time-integrator to mechatronic systems repr...
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Bruls, O., Duysinx, P., & Golinval, J.-C. (2006). A model reduction method for the control of rigid mechanisms. Multibody System Dynamics, 15 (3), 213-227. doi:10.1007/s11044-006-1354-8
This paper presents a reduction method to build closed-form dynamic equations for rigid multibody...
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Bruls, O., & Golinval, J.-C. (2003). Simulation of an Active Control System in a Hot-Dip Galvanizing Line, Virtual Nonlinear Multibody Systems. NATO Review, 103, 325-332.