DYMES is a general purpose program for static, kinematic and dynamic analyses of constrained multibody mechanical systems undergoing large, nonlinear, three-dimensional displacements. DYMES/CONTROL has been integrated with DYMES for controlled mechanical system simulations.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Well organized free-format input with excellent readability and flexibility for modification
- Integrated with DISPLAY III/IV for model creation and graphical results interpretation
- Enhanced graphics with animation in the post-processor for easy visualization of highly nonlinear motion of complicated mechanisms
- Sophisticated full vehicle or suspension system modeling
- Large library of standard and composite joints for modeling mechanical systems
- Many sophisticated force elements to stimulate cables, springs, dampers, actuators, beams, bushings, etc.
- DYMES/CONTROL for controlled mechanical system simulation
ANALYSIS CAPABILITIES
- Assembly analysis
- Redundancy analysis
- Static equilibrium analysis
- Quasi-static equilibrium analysis
- Dynamic analysis
- Kinematic analysis
- Inverse dynamic analysis
SALIENT FEATURES IN DYMES/CONTROL
- Single-Input, Single-Output (SISO) and Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output (MIMO) control system modeling
- Actuation of mechanical system according to controller commands
- Feedback of variables from mechanical system to control system
- Transfer function matrix generation
- Vector import and export of control blocks
- Accessibility of all node and state variables
- Parameter variation study
- Pure control system simulation
