Sparse Magnetometer-free Inertial Motion Tracking - A Condition for Observability in Double Hinge Joint Systems

Inertial measurement units are commonly used in a growing number of application fields to track or capture motions of kinematic chains, such as human limbs, exoskeletons or robotic actuators. A major challenge is the presence of magnetic disturbances that results in unreliable magnetometer readings. Recent research revealed that this problem...

Finite element models for the steady state analysis of moving loads

The analysis of structures subjected to fast moving loads is a subject of growing interest in railway and pavement engineering. The applications of transient analyses using finite element models, however, are still very limited. The faster a load moves the more elements we need to model the structure. Even at fast workstations and main frame...

Lumped impulses, discrete displacements and a moving load analysis

Finite element models are usually presented as relations between lumped forces and discrete displacements. Mostly finite element models are found by the elaboration of the method of the virtual work - which is a special case of the Galerkin's variational principle -. By application of Galerkin's variational principle to time dependent problems,...