Simpack Contact Mechanics

What you will learn

• Use Simpack’s modeling elements for contact mechanics and features
• Optimize the Simpack solver for generic contact simulations
• Have an overview on contact models and methods in Simpack
• Model single-point contact search with Moved Markers
• Model generic 2D and 3D Multi-point contact methods
• Model contact force calculation on rigid and flexible bodies
• Perform a minimum distance measurement between arbitrary surfaces
• Model examples of rigid and flexible body contact

Topics covered

• Overview - Simpack Contact Mechanics10 min
• 1 - Contact Modeling Overview30 min
• 2 - Single Point Contact Methods4 hour 5 min
• 3 - Multi-Point Contact Methods2 hour 10 min
• 4 - Contact Element Selection20 min

Who it is for

Multibody simulation engineers involved in contact mechanics simulation

Prerequisites

Before undertaking this course, you should have completed the Introduction to Simpack training course.