Mechanism Analytics: 2D Multibody Dynamics
From slider-crank fundamentals to multi-cylinder engines — physics, computation, and vibration distilled into one analytical framework.
16 chapters
Table of Contents
- 01 Concepts Primer
- 02 The Physics of 2D Multibody Systems
- 03 The Computational Machinery: 2D MBSD in Python
- 04 Dimensional Reduction — When 2D Captures 3D Mechanics
- 05 The Slider-Crank, Three Ways
- 06 Multi-Cylinder by Superposition — the Inline-Four
- 07 The Boxer-4 — Why Opposed Pistons Cancel Everything
- 08 Rocking Couples — When the Forces Cancel But the Engine Still Shakes
- 09 The Non-Boxer Flat-4 — Force-Balanced but Moment-Unbalanced
- 10 Multi-Cylinder Series — Summary and Master Comparison
- 11 V-Engines — Flat-Plane vs Cross-Plane, in One Framework
- 12 Adding Combustion — When the Bang Matters
- 13 Balance Shafts — Closing the Loop on the I4 Secondary
- 14 Engine-Mount Transmissibility — From Source to Chassis
- 15 Active Mass Damping — Closing the Loop on Vibration
- 16 Chassis Modal Response — From Force to Feel