Arend L. Schwab

 

Delft University of Technology 

List of paper according to google scholar. Preprints available in the list below.

Journal Papers:

Bruni, S., Meijaard, J.P., Rill, G., and Schwab, A.L. (2020) "State-of-the-art and challenges of railway and road vehicle dynamics with multibody dynamics approaches", Multibody System Dynamics 49, pp.1-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11044-020-09735-z pdf(2.4M)

Schwab, A.L., Meijaard, J.P. (2020) "Hans B. Pacejka (1934-2017): a life in tyre mechanics", Vehicle System Dynamics, 8 pp. https://doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2020.1740748 pdf(1.3M)

Georgios Dialynas, Jelle W. de Haan, Alfred C. Schouten, Riender Happee, A. L. Schwab (2019) "The dynamic response of the bicyclerider’s body to vertical, fore-and-aft andlateral perturbations", Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering 2, 218 (author generated preprint). pdf(4,7M)

Dialynas, G., Happee, R. and Schwab, A.L., (2019). "Design and hardware selection for a bicycle simulator", Mechanical Sciences, 10(1), pp.1-10. pdf(12M)

Sanjurjo, E., Naya, M.A., Cuadrado, J. and Schwab, A.L., (2019). "Roll angle estimator based on angular rate measurements for bicycles", Vehicle System Dynamics, 57(11), pp.1705-1719. pdf(2,9M)

Reijne, M.M., Bregman, D.J.J. and Schwab, A.L., 2018. Measuring and comparing descend in elite race cycling with a perspective on real-time feedback for improving individual performance. In Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Proceedings (Vol. 2, No. 6, p. 262). pdf(1,2M)

Baines, P.M., Schwab, A.L. and Van Soest, A.J., (2018). "Experimental estimation of energy absorption during heel strike in human barefoot walking", PloS one, 13(6), pp.1-16. pdf(2M)

van der Kruk, E., van der Helm, F.C.T., Veeger, H.E.J. and Schwab, A.L., (2018). "Power in sports: A literature review on the application, assumptions, and terminology of mechanical power in sport research", Journal of biomechanics, 79, pp.1-14. pdf(1,3M)

G.P. van Marrewijk, J.K. Schonebaum, & A.L. Schwab (2018). ''An Experimentally Validated Dynamical Model of a Single-Track Hydrofoil Boat'', Naval Engineers Journal, 130(1):113-134. pdf(9,900k)

Marco Dozza, Arend Schwab, Fred Wegman (2017) "Safety Science Special Issue on Cycling Safety", Safety Science, 92:262-263. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2016.06.009. pdf(192k)

E. van der Kruk, A.L. Schwab, F.C.T. van der Helm, H.E.J. Veeger (2016) "Getting the Angles Straight in Speed Skating: A Validation Study on an IMU Filter Design to Measure the Lean Angle of the Skate on the Straights", Procedia Engineering 147:590-595. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.24 pdf(559k)

Jenny de Jong, Robbert Fokkink, Geert Jan Olsder, A.L. Schwab (2016) "A Variational Approach to Determine the Optimal Power Distribution for Cycling in a Time Trial", Procedia Engineering 147:907-911. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.280 pdf(150k)

N. Kovácsová, J.C.F. de Winter, A.L. Schwab, M. Christoph, D.A.M. Twisk, M.P. Hagenzieker (2016) "Riding performance on a conventional bicycle and a pedelec in low speed exercises: Objective and subjective evaluation of middle-aged and older persons", Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour 42(1):28-43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2016.06.018 pdf(2,100k)

John Bruzzo,  A. L. Schwab, Antti Valkeapää, Aki Mikkola, Olli Ohtonen, and Vesa Linnamo (2015) "A simple mechanical model for simulating cross-country skiing, skating technique." Sports Engineering: 1-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12283-015-0191-5 pdf(1400k)

L. Cao, A. T. Dolovich, A. L. Schwab, J. L. Herder, and W. C. Zhang (2015) "Toward a Unified Design Approach for Both Compliant Mechanisms and Rigid-Body Mechanisms: Module Optimization." Journal of Mechanical Design, 137(12), p.122301. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1115/1.4031294 pdf(1,546k)

Willem P. Vlakveld, Divera Twisk, Michiel Christoph, Marjolein Boele, Rommert Sikkema, Roos Remy, Arend L. Schwab (2014) "Speed choice and mental workload of elderly cyclists on e-bikes in simple and complex traffic situations: A field experiment.", Accident Analysis & Prevention 74:97-106. pdf(2500k)

J. P. Schepers, E. Fishman, P. den Hertog, K. Klein Wolt, and A. L. Schwab (2014) "The safety of electrically assisted bicycles compared to classic bicycles." Accident Analysis & Prevention 73 (2014):174-180. pdf(505k)

M. K. Matikainen, A. I. Valkeapää, A. M. Mikkola, A. L. Schwab (2014) "A study of moderately thick quadrilateral plate elements based on the absolute nodal coordinate formulation," Multibody System Dynamics, 31(3):309-338 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11044-013-9383-6  pdf(1507k)

A. L. Schwab, P.D.L. de Lange, R. Happee, Jason K. Moore (2013) "Rider control identification in bicycling using lateral force perturbation tests," Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part K: Journal of Multi-body Dynamics August 2013, 227(4):9. doi:10.1177/1464419313492317 pdf(920k) (this paper got the SAGE publishing 2013 best paper award)

A. L. Schwab, J. P. Meijaard (2013) "A review on bicycle dynamics and rider control," Vehicle System Dynamics 51(7):1059-1090. doi:10.1080/00423114.2013.793365 pdf(606k)

J. D. G. Kooijman, A. L. Schwab (2013) "A review on bicycle and motorcycle rider control with a perspective on handling qualities," Vehicle System Dynamics . doi:10.1080/00423114.2013.824990 pdf(836k)

Schepers, J.P., Brinker, B.P.L.M.D., De Waard, D., Twisk, D.A.M., Schwab, A.L., Smeets, J.B.J. (2013) ''Studying the role of vision in cycling: Critique on restricting research to fixation behaviour'', Accident Analysis and Prevention (2013), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2013.06.027  pdf(207k)

J. P. Meijaard, A. L. Schwab (2012) "Special Issue: Bicycle and Motorcycle Dynamics", Vehicle System Dynamics 50(8), DOI:10.1080/00423114.2012.707636.

A. L. Schwab, J. P. Meijaard, and J. D. G. Kooijman (2012) "Lateral dynamics of a bicycle with a passive rider model: stability and controllability," Vehicle System Dynamics 50(8):1209-1224. pdf(970k)

J. D. G. Kooijman, J. P. Meijaard, Jim M. Papadopoulos, Andy Ruina, A. L. Schwab, 2011 ``A bicycle can be self-stable without gyroscopic or caster effects,'' Science 15 April 2011, 332(6027):339-342. doi:10.1126/science.1201959, paper and supporting material: http://bicycle.tudelft.nl/stablebicycle/

Я.Д. Куйман, Я.П. Мейяард, Д.М. Пападопулос, Э. Руина, А.Л. Шваб. Неуправляемый велосипед может быть устойчивым без гироскопического или стабилизирующего действия. Нелинейная динамика, 2013, т.9, №2, с. 377-386. pdf(1600k)

J. P. Meijaard, Jim M. Papadopoulos, Andy Ruina, and A. L. Schwab. (2011) "Historical review of thoughts on bicycle self-stability." Cornell University: Ithaca, NY, USA, pp.42. pdf(444k)

Jason K. Moore, J. D. G. Kooijman, A. L. Schwab, and Mont Hubbard (2011). ``Rider motion identification during normal bicycling by means of principal component analysis,'' Multibody System Dynamics 25(2):225-244.  pdf(894k).

Schwab, A. L. and Meijaard, J. P. (2010) ''Comparison of Three-Dimensional Flexible Beam Elements for Dynamic
Analysis: Classical Finite Element Formulation and Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation", Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics 5(1):10p. pdf(181k)

Jason K. Moore, Mont Hubbard,  A. L. Schwab, J. D. G. Kooijman, and Dale L. Peterson (2010). ``Statistics of bicycle rider motion,'' Procedia Engineering 2(2):2937-2942. pdf(1,543k)

Matikainen, M., Mikkola, A. and Schwab, A. L. (2009) ''The quadrilateral fully-parameterized plate elements based on the absolute nodal coordinate formulation'', Rakenteiden Mekaniikka (Journal of Structural Mechanics) 42(3):138-148.

Kooijman, J. D. G., Schwab, A. L., and Meijaard, J. P. (2008). ``Experimental validation of a model of an uncontrolled bicycle,'' Multibody System Dynamics 19(1-2):115-132. pdf(588k)

Schwab, A. L. and Meijaard, J. P. (2008) ``De Stabiele Fiets,'' Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde 74(1):24-27. pdf(440k)

J. P. Meijaard, Jim M. Papadopoulos, Andy Ruina, A. L. Schwab, 2007 ``Linearized dynamics equations for the balance and steer of a bicycle: a benchmark and review,'' Proceedings of the Royal Society A 463:1955-1982. doi:10.1098/rspa.2007.1857,  or preprint+ESM pdf(578k) or pdf(316k)

Я.П. Мейяард, Д.М. Пападопулос, Э. Руина, А.Л. Шваб. Линеаризованные динамические уравнения для равновесия и поворота велосипеда: тестовая модель и обзор литературы. Нелинейная динамика, 2013, т.9, №2, с. 343-376. pdf(573k)

Wisse, M., Hobbelen, D. G. E., and Schwab, A. L., (2007). ``Adding an upper body to passive dynamic walking robots by means of a bisecting hip mechanism''. IEEE Transactions on Robotics 23(1):112-123. pdf(2,949k)

Wisse, M., and Schwab, A. L. (2005). ``Skateboards, bicycles, and three-dimensional biped walking machines: Velocity-dependent stability by means of lean-to-yaw coupling'', Int. J. Robotics Research 24(6):417-429. pdf(321k)

Wisse, M., Schwab, A. L., Van der Linde, R. Q., and Van der Helm, F. C. T. (2005). ``How to Keep From Falling Forward: Elementary Swing Leg Action for Passive Dynamic Walkers''. IEEE Transactions on Robotics 21(3):393-401. pdf(793k)

Schwab, A. L., and Meijaard, J. P., and J. M. Papadopoulos (2005). ``Benchmark Results on the Linearized Equations of Motion of an Uncontrolled Bicycle''. KSME International Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 19(1):292-304. pdf(240k)

Wisse, M., Schwab, A. L.,  and Van der Helm, F. C. T.  (2004). ``Passive dynamic walking model with upper body''. Robotica 22:681–688. pdf(162k)

Schwab, A. L., and Meijaard, J. P. (2003). ``Dynamics of Flexible Multibody Systems with Non-Holonomic Constraints: A Finite Element Approach''. Multibody System Dynamics, 10:107-123. pdf(143k)

Schwab, A. L., Meijaard, J. P., and Meijers. P. (2002). ``A comparison of revolute joint clearance models in the
dynamic analysis of rigid and elastic mechanical systems''. Mechanism and Machine Theory 37: 895-913. pdf(545k)

Wisse, M., Schwab, A.L., and Van der Linde, R. Q. (2001). ``A 3D passive dynamic biped with yaw and roll compensation,'' Robotica, 19:275-284. pdf(306k)

Schwab, A. L., and Meijaard, J. P. (1999). ``Dynamics of flexible multibody systems having rolling contact: Application of the wheel element to the dynamics of road vehicles,'' Vehicle System Dynamics Supplement, 33:338-349.

Segla, S., Kalker-Kalkman, C. M., and Schwab, A. L. (1998).``Statical balancing of a robot mechanism with the aid of a genetic algoritm,'' Mechanism and Machine Theory 33:163-174. pdf(639k)

Schwab, A. L., and Werff, K. van der (1993). ``The use of computers in the design of discrete component systems,'' Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 103:231–246.

Soest, A. J. van, Schwab, A. L., Bobbert, M. F., and Ingen Schenau, G. J. van (1993). ``The influence of the biarticularity of the gastrocnemius muscle on vertical-jumping achievement,'' Journal of Biomechanics, 26:1–8.

Soest, A. J. van, Schwab, A. L., Bobbert, M. F., and Ingen Schenau, G. J. van (1992). ``SPACAR: a software subroutine package for simulation of the behaviour of biomechanical systems,'' Journal of Biomechanics, 25:1219–1226.


Conference Papers:

Dialynas, G., Christoforidis, C., Happee, R. and Schwab, A.L., 2019, The effect of haptic feedback in the balance task of bicycling, In Proceedings, Bicycle and Motorcycle Dynamics 2019 Symposium on the Dynamics and Control of Single Track Vehicles, 9-11 September 2019, Italy. pdf(642k)

Dialynas, G., Happee, R. and Schwab, A.L., 2018, Design and implementation of a steer-by-wire bicycle, In Proceedings, 7th international cycling safety conference ICSC2018, 10-11October 2018, Barcelona, Spain. pdf(2M)

Schwab, A.L., Dialynas, G. and Happee, R., 2018, Some Effects of Crosswind on the Lateral Dynamics of a Bicycle. In Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Proceedings (Vol. 2, No. 6, p. 218). pdf(751k)

N. Kovacsova, M. Di Gesu, A.L. Schwab, M. Gubitosa, M.P. Hagenzieker, J.C.F. De Winter (2016) "A literature review on human factors research using motorcycle simulators", In Proceedings of the DSC Driving Simulation Conference 2015 Europe, Tubingen (Germany) 16-18 Sept., 2015. pdf(107k)

A. L. Schwab (2014) "On the Interpretation of the Lagrange Multipliers in the Constraint Formulation of Contact Problems; or Why Are Some Multipliers Always Zero?." In ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, pp. V006T10A022-V006T10A022. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. pdf(1,140k)

A. L. Schwab, and Nick Appleman (2013) "Dynamics and control of a steer-by-wire bicycle", In Proceedings, Bicycle and Motorcycle Dynamics 2013 Symposium on the Dynamics and Control of Single Track Vehicles, 11-13 November 2013, Narashino, Japan. pdf(1,127k)

John Bruzzo, A.L.Schwab, Aki Mikkola, Olli Ohtonen, Vesa Linnamo (2013) "A simple multibody dynamic model of cross-country ski-skating," In Proceedings of the ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE2013, Aug 4-7, 2013, Portland, OR, USA, papernr. DETC2013-12859 pdf(1,387k)

Schwab, A.L., and Recuero, Antonio M. (2013) "Design and experimental validation of a haptic steering interface for the control input of a bicycle simulator," In Proceedings ECCOMAS Multibody Dynamics 2013, 1-4 July, 2013, Zagreb, Croatia, pp.103-110. pdf(3,600k)

A.L.Schwab, P.D.L. de Lange, and Jason K. Moore (2012) "Rider optimal control identification in bicycling," In Proceedings of the ASME 2012 5th Annual Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC2012, Oct 17-19, 2012, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA. pdf(378k)

A.L.Schwab, J.D.G.Kooijman, and J.Nieuwendijk (2012) "On the design of a recumbent bicycle with a perspective on handling qualities," In Proceedings of the ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, DETC2012, Aug 12-15, 2012, Chicago, IL, USA. pdf(863k)

A.L.Schwab, P.D.L. de Lange, R. Happee, and Jason K. Moore (2012) "Rider control identification in bicycling, parameter estimation of a linear model using lateral force perturbation tests," In Proceedings of the IMSD2012 - The 2nd Joint International Conference on Multibody System Dynamics, May 29 - June 1, 2012 Stuttgart, Germany. pdf(1,180k)

Kooijman, J. D. G. and Schwab, A. L. (2011) "A review on handling aspects in bicycle and motorcycle control," In Proceedings of the ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, DETC2011, Aug 28-31, 2011, Washington DC, USA. pdf(314k)

D. M. Fintelman, O. den Braver, and A. L. Schwab (2011) "A simple 2-dimensional model of speed skating which mimics observed forces and motions," In J.C. Samin, P. Fisette, editor, MULTIBODY DYNAMICS 2011, ECCOMAS Thematic Conference, 4-7 July 2011, Brussel, Belgium. pdf(628k)

J. K. Moore, M. Hubbard, A. L. Schwab, and J. D. G. Kooijman (2010) "Accurate measurement of bicycle parameters", In Proceedings, Bicycle and Motorcycle Dynamics 2010 Symposium on the Dynamics and Control of Single Track Vehicles, 20-22 October 2010, Delft, The Netherlands. pdf(4,190k)

A. L. Schwab,  and J. D. G. Kooijman (2010) "Controllability of a bicycle," In Proceedings of the 5th Asian Conference on Multibody Dynamics 2010, August 23–26, 2010, Kyoto, Japan. pdf

A. L. Schwab,  and J. D. G. Kooijman (2010) "Lateral dynamics of a bicycle with passive rider model," In Proceedings of the 1st Joint International Conference on Multibody System Dynamics, IMSD2010, May 25–27, 2010, Lappeenranta, Finland. pdf

Zaazaa, K. E. and Schwab, A. L. (2009) "Review of joost kalkers wheel-rail contact theories and their implementation in multibody codes, "  In Proceedings of the ASME 2009 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, DETC2009, Aug 30 – Sep 2, 2009, San Diego, CA. pdf(1,257k)

Moore, J. K., Hubbard, M., Kooijman, J. D. G. and Schwab, A. L.  (2009) "A method for estimating physical properties of a combined bicycle and rider," In Proceedings of the ASME 2009 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, DETC2009, Aug 30 – Sep 2, 2009, San Diego, CA. pdf(1,182k)

Kooijman, J. D. G., Schwab, A. L.  and Moore, J. K. (2009) "Some observations on human control of a bicycle," In Proceedings of the ASME 2009 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, DETC2009, Aug 30 – Sep 2, 2009, San Diego, CA. pdf(492k)

Kooijman, J. D. G. and Schwab, A. L. (2009) "Experimental validation of the lateral dynamics of a bicycle on a treadmill," In Proceedings of the ASME 2009 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, DETC2009, Aug 30 – Sep 2, 2009, San Diego, CA. pdf(419k)

Schwab, A. L. and Meijaard, J. P. (2009) "Beam benchmark problems for validation of flexible multibody dynamics codes," In M. Wojtyra K. Arczewski, J. Fraczek, editor, MULTIBODY DYNAMICS 2009, ECCOMAS Thematic Conference, 29 June–2 July 2009, Warsaw, Poland. pdf(719k)

Moore, J. K. , Kooijman, J. D. G. and Schwab, A. L.  (2009) "Rider motion identification during normal bicycling by means of principal component analysis,"
In M. Wojtyra K. Arczewski, J. Fraczek, editor, MULTIBODY DYNAMICS 2009, ECCOMAS Thematic Conference, 29 June–2 July 2009, Warsaw, Poland. pdf(1,205k)

Matikainen, M. K. , Schwab, A. L.  and Mikkola, A. M. (2009) "Comparison of two plate elements based on the absolute nodal coordinate formulation,"
In M. Wojtyra K. Arczewski, J. Fraczek, editor, MULTIBODY DYNAMICS 2009, ECCOMAS Thematic Conference, 29 June–2 July 2009, Warsaw, Poland. pdf(351k)

Kooijman, J. D. G. and Schwab, A. L. (2008) "Some Observations on Human Control of a Bicycle,'', In Proceedings of the 11th mini Conference on Vehicle System Dynamics, Identification and Anomalies (VSDIA2008), June 25-July 2, 2008, Budapest, Hungary, Budapest, University of Technology and Economics, 2008, 8pp. pdf(276k)

Schwab, A. L., Kooijman, J. D. G., and Meijaard, J. P. (2008) "Some recent developments in bicycle dynamics and control,'' In Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on Structural Control (4ECSC), Sep. 8-12, 2008, StPetersburg, Russia, Institute of Problems in Mechanical Engineering, Russian Academy of Sciences, 2008, pp.695-702. pdf(232k)

Kragten, G. A., Herder, J. L., and Schwab, A. L. (2008) ``On the influence of contact geometry on grasp stability,'' In Proceedings of the ASME 2008 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, DETC2008, August 3-6, 2008, New York City, NY, USA, CD-ROM, ASME, 6 pp., paper nr. DETC2008-49400. pdf(86k)

Schwab, A. L., Gerstmayr, J., and Meijaard, J. P. (2007). ``Comparison of three-dimensional flexible thin plate elements for multibody dynamic analysis: finite element formulation and absolute nodal coordinate formulation,'' In Proceedings of the ASME 2007 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2007, September 4-7, 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CD-ROM, ASME, New York, 12pp. pdf(321k)

Schwab, A. L., Kalker-Kalkman, C. M. (2007). ``Joost J. Kalker (1933–2006): A life in rolling contact,'' In Proceedings of the ASME 2007 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2007, September 4-7, 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CD-ROM, ASME, New York, 3pp. pdf(150k)

Schwab, A. L., Meijaard, J. P., Kooijman, J. D. G. (2007) ``Some recent developments in bicycle dynamics,'' In Proceedings of the 12th World Congress in Mechanism and Machine Science, IFToMM 2007, June 17-21, 2007, Besancon, France, CD-ROM, 6 pp. pdf(251k)

Schwab, A. L., Meijaard, J. P. and Kooijman, J. D. G.  (2006). ``Experimental validation of a model of an uncontrolled bicycle,'' In Proceedings of III European Conference on Computational Mechanics, Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems in Engineering, June 5-9, 2006, Lisbon, Portugal, CD-ROM, 16pp. pdf(555k)

Meijaard, J. P. and Schwab, A. L. (2006). ``Linearized equations for an extended bicycle model,'' In Proceedings of III European Conference on Computational Mechanics, Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems in Engineering, June 5-9, 2006, Lisbon, Portugal, CD-ROM, 18pp. pdf(125k)

Schwab, A. L., and Meijaard, J. P. (2006). ``How to draw Euler angles and utilize Euler parameters,'' In Proceedings of IDETC/CIE 2006, ASME 2006 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, September 10-13, 2006, Philadelphia, PA, CD-ROM, ASME, New York, 7pp. pdf(122k)

Schwab, A. L., and Meijaard, J. P. (2005). ``Comparison of three-dimensional flexible beam elements for dynamic analysis: finite element method and absolute nodal coordinate formulation,'' In Proceedings of IDETC/CIE 2005, ASME 2005 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, September 24-28, 2005, Long Beach, CA, CD-ROM, ASME, New York, 9pp. pdf(91k)

Schwab, A. L., and Meijaard, J. P., and J. M. Papadopoulos (2005). ``A Multibody Dynamics Benchmark on the Equations of Motion of an Uncontrolled Bicycle''. Proceedings of the Fifth EUROMECH Nonlinear Dynamics Conference, ENOC-2005, August 7-12, 2005, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, 511-521. pdf(603k)

Herder, J. L., and Schwab, A. L. (2004). ``On Dynamically Equivalent Force Systems and their Application to the Balancing of a Broom or the Stability of a Shoe Box,'' In Proceedings of DETC'04 ASME 2004 Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, September 28-October 2, 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, CD-ROM, ASME, New York, 11pp. pdf(422k)

Schwab, A. L., and Meijaard, J. P., and J. M. Papadopoulos (2004). ``Benchmark Results on the Linearized Equations of Motion of an Uncontrolled Bicycle''. Proceedings of the Second Asian Conference on Multibody Dynamics, ACMD'04, August 1-4, 2004, Seoul, Korea, The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineering, 9 pp., PREPRINT pdf(124k)

Schwab, A. L., and Meijaard, J. P. (2002). ``Two Special Finite Elements for Modelling Rolling Contact in a Multibody Environment''. In Nobuyuki Shimizu et al. editor, Proceedings of the First Asian Conference on Multibody Dynamics, ACMD'02, July 31 -- August 2, 2002, Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering, pp. 386-391. pdf(164k)

Schwab, A. L., and Meijaard, J. P. (2002). ``Small Vibrations Superimposed on a Prescribed Rigid Body Motion Multibody System Dynamics''. Multibody System Dynamics 8:29-50. pdf(169k)

Schwab, A. L. (2002). Dynamics of Flexible Multibody Systems. PhD thesis, Delft University of Technology. x+155 pp. pdf(1,197k)

Schwab, A. L., and Wisse, M. (2001). ``Basin of attraction of the simplest walking model,'' In Proceedings of ASME Design EngineeringTechnical Conferences, September 9-12, 2001, Pittsburgh, PA, CD-ROM, ASME, New York, 9pp. pdf(439k)

Meijaard, J. P., and Schwab, A. L. (2001). ``A component mode synthesis look at planar beam elements,'' In Proceedings of ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, September 9-12, 2001, Pittsburgh, PA, CD-ROM, ASME, New York, 2001, 10pp. pdf(254k)

Meijaard, J. P.,  Ockels, W. J.,  and Schwab, A. L. (1999). 'Modelling of the dynamic behaviour of a laddermill, a novel concept to exploit wind energy'. In Proceedings Third International Symposium on Cable Dynamics, Trondheim (Norway), 16-18 August 1999, A.I.M., Liege, pp.229-234. pdf(203k)

Schwab, A. L., and Meijaard, J. P. (1999). ``The belt, gear, bearing and hinge as special finite elements for kinematic and dynamic analysis of mechanisms and machines,'' In Leinonen, T. (ed.), Proceedings of the Tenth World Congress on the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, IFToMM, June 20-24, 1999, Oulu, Finland, Oulu University Press, Vol 4, pp. 1674-1679.

Meijaard, J. P., and Schwab, A. L. (1999).``A systematic approach to the analysis of rotor dynamic systems,'' In Leinonen, T. (ed.), Proceedings of the Tenth World Congress on the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, IFToMM, June 20--24, 1999, Oulu, Finland, Oulu University Press, Vol 4, pp. 1375--1386.

Schwab, A. L., Meijaard, J. P., and Meijers P. (1998). ``Dynamics of flexible multibody sytems with joint clearance,'' In Ghosh, A., Sinha, P. K., Dasgupta, G., and Kundu, S. (eds), Proceedings of the International Conference on
Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics,
December 1--5 1998, Aerospace Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, 12 pp.

Schwab, A. L., and Meijaard, J. P. (1997). ``Small vibrations superimposed on non-linear rigid body motion,'' Proceedings of ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, September 14-17, 1997, Sacramento, CA, CD-ROM, ASME, New York,  7pp.

Schwab, A. L., and Meijaard, J. P. (1996). ``Multibody systems and small vibrations,'' In Geril, P., Javor, A., Lehmann, A., and Molnar, I. (eds), Modelling and Simulation 1996, ESM'96. Society for Computer Simulation, Gent, pp. 958-962.
 


Manuals, Lecture Notes, Reports, etc.:

Schwab, A. L. (2002). Quaternions, Finite Rotation and Euler Parameterspdf(88k) (this is Appendix B from my PhD thesis (2002), you may also like to read my 2006 paper on Euler angles and Quaternions)

van der Linde, R. Q., and Schwab, A. L. (2002). Lecture Notes Multibody Dynamics B, wb1413, course 1997/1998. Laboratory for Engineering Mechanics, Delft University of Technology pdf(292k)

Schwab, A. L., and Meijaard, J. P. (2000). Manual SPACAR95. Laboratory for Engineering Mechanics, Delft University of Technology pdf(109k)

Besseling, J. F., Jonker, J. B., and Schwab, A. L. (1985). ``Kinematics and dynamics of mechanisms’, Delft Progress Report 10:160–172. pdf(569k)

Schwab, A. L. (1985). ``The wheel in 3D and other special finite elements for kinematic and dynamic analyses of multy body systems'', Report LTM 820, Laboratory for Engineering Mechanics, Delft University of Technology, ? pp.