Comparison and Evaluation of Different Simulation Environments for Rigid Body Systems

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2512.19289v1
• Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:31:50 GMT
• Title: Comparison and Evaluation of Different Simulation Environments for Rigid Body Systems
• Abstract summary: This study examines four different simulation environments (Adams, Simscape, OpenModelica, and VEROSIM)<n>A novel and complex crane boom of a real forestry machine serves as a practical benchmark application example.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Rigid body dynamics simulators are important tools for the design, analysis and optimization of mechanical systems in a variety of technical and scientific applications. This study examines four different simulation environments (Adams, Simscape, OpenModelica, and VEROSIM), focusing in particular on the comparison of the modeling methods, the numerical solvers, and the treatment of numerical problems that arise especially in closed-loop kinematics (esp. redundant boundary conditions and static equilibrium problem). A novel and complex crane boom of a real forestry machine serves as a practical benchmark application example. The direct comparison of the different solution approaches in the examined simulation tools supports the user in selecting the most suitable tool for his application.

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