Este trabalho apresenta o Animbs (Animation for MBS), um sistema capaz de visualizar dados gerados por um sistema de simulação de engenharia (SD/FAST) na forma de animações por computador. SD/FAST é um sistema utilizado para o modelamento e a simulação de sistemas mecânicos multicorpos (MBS). O sistema Animbs permite a associação de uma geometria ao MBS sendo simulado e utiliza os dados produzidos pela simulação do SD/FAST para criar uma animação do comportamento do sistema mecânico e, dessa forma, melhorar a análise de dados feita pelos usuários do SD/FAST. / This work presents Animbs (Animation for MBS), a software that enables the visualization of data generated by an engineering simulation system (SD/FAST) in the form of computer animation. SD/FAST is a system for modeling and simulation of multibody systems (MBS). The Animbs system allows the association of a geometry to the MBS being simulated, and uses the data produced by the SD/FAST simulation to create an animated view of the MBS behavior, thus providing support for enhanced data analysis by users of SD/FAST.

Este trabalho apresenta o Animbs (Animation for MBS), um sistema capaz de visualizar dados gerados por um sistema de simulação de engenharia (SD/FAST) na forma de animações por computador. SD/FAST é um sistema utilizado para o modelamento e a simulação de sistemas mecânicos multicorpos (MBS). O sistema Animbs permite a associação de uma geometria ao MBS sendo simulado e utiliza os dados produzidos pela simulação do SD/FAST para criar uma animação do comportamento do sistema mecânico e, dessa forma, melhorar a análise de dados feita pelos usuários do SD/FAST. / This work presents Animbs (Animation for MBS), a software that enables the visualization of data generated by an engineering simulation system (SD/FAST) in the form of computer animation. SD/FAST is a system for modeling and simulation of multibody systems (MBS). The Animbs system allows the association of a geometry to the MBS being simulated, and uses the data produced by the SD/FAST simulation to create an animated view of the MBS behavior, thus providing support for enhanced data analysis by users of SD/FAST.

Two methods using lumped element (lumped parameter) methods to model flexible bodies have been presented. The methods are based on the concept of using a Guyan reduced stiffness matrix to describe the elasticity of a body. The component to be modeled has been divided into two parts using FE software and the mass and inertia tensor for the respective part of the component have been retrieved. The first method has been based on including the elements from the stiffness matrix in compliant constraints. The compliant constraints have been derived and a prototype has been implemented in MATLAB. It has been shown that using compliant constraints and stiffness parameters from a Guyan reduced stiffness matrix it is possible, with highly accurate results, to describe the deformation of a flexible body in multibody simulations. The second method is based on springs and dampers and has been implemented in the simulation environment Dymola. The springs and dampers have been constructed to include coupling elements from a Guyan reduced stiffness matrix. It has been shown that using the proposed method it is possible, with highly accurate results, to describe the static deformation of a flexible body. Further, using dynamic simulations of a full robot manipulator model, it has been shown that it is possible to use the spring-damper model to capture the deformation of the links of a manipulator in dynamic simulations with large translations and rotations.