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Some energy conservative schemes for vibro-impacts of a beam on rigid obstacles*
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 July 2011
Abstract
Caused by the problem of unilateral contact during vibrations of satellite solar arrays, the aim of this paper is to better understand such a phenomenon. Therefore, it is studied here a simplified model composed by a beam moving between rigid obstacles. Our purpose is to describe and compare some families of fully discretized approximations and their properties, in the case of non-penetration Signorini's conditions. For this, starting from the works of Dumont and Paoli, we adapt to our beam model the singular dynamic method introduced by Renard. A particular emphasis is given in the use of a restitution coefficient in the impact law. Finally, various numerical results are presented and energy conservation capabilities of the schemes are investigated.
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- ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis , Volume 45 , Issue 6 , November 2011 , pp. 1163 - 1192
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- © EDP Sciences, SMAI, 2011
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