A new time-finite-element implicit integration scheme . . .

... serve stability. This article presents a new implicit time integrator, which is a particular application of a novel state-time formulation recently developed by the authors in a more general scope. The proposed scheme is constructed with the intent of benefitting from different types of joints. Such systems can be found in various applications ranging widely from terrestrial vehicles, air and space applications to MEMS devices and biomechanical applications. Multibody dynamics, as a discipline describing ulation techniques have been developed which are sufficiently general to handle a wide range of MBS. Here we will limit our attention to the work which has most directly influenced the development of the procedure presented here