Modelling and Simulation of Discrete Electromechanical Systems

Abstract

Electromechanical systems can be regarded as physical structures characterized by interaction of electromagnetic fields with inertial bodies. Constitutive equations describing the coupling of multibody dynamics with Kirchhoff’s theory define discrete electromechanical systems. The motion of an electromechanical system will be understood as the motion of its representing point in its configuration space. Based on the principle of virtual work the motion equations are Lagrange’s equations of second kind. The main goal is to show the automatic generation of these model equations based on a unique approach using a differential-geometric frame.