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Multibody Dynamics Teaching Experience at Politecnico di Milano
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Braghin, Francesco Cheli, Federico Mantegazza, Paolo Masarati, Pierangelo Quaranta, Giuseppe |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | This paper illustrates the experience gained at the Faculty of Industrial Engineering of the University “Politecnico di Milano” in teaching multibody dynamics to Ph.D. students. The high level of complexity in multibody dynamics, both in terms of the physical phenomena that are modeled and of architecture of the numerical codes needed to solve them, makes this task extremely demanding, especially under the very tight time constraints that currently characterize higher education classes. A good trade-off between the rigor in teaching the essential theory and in the illustration of the complexity of real-life applications needs to be found to allow students to grow an adequate level of awareness in the usage of these tools. It is believed that an essential phase of learning how to manage the complexity of the problem goes through the practical solution of problems by developing dedicated software; however, there are limitations on the amount of time a student can dedicate to software development, while software development often requires a considerable effort to address details that are not essential or specific to multibody dynamics. Currently, the “dilemma” is solved by giving students access to existing software, either commercial or internally developed, in order to require only that portion of software development that is essential to the solution of their specific problems. The possibility to access all portions of a reasonably complex and complete simulation software is important since it exposes students to different aspects of multibody dynamics ranging from practical programming to numerical and physical modeling of mechanical and multidisciplinary systems. This aspect can be magnified by the use of free software, so that the community of potential users can grow outside of a single group of work, department or university. |
| Starting Page | 1 |
| Ending Page | 8 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.aero.polimi.it/~masarati/Publications/paestum2006-didattica.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://home.aero.polimi.it/masarati/Publications/paestum2006-didattica.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
