简介:Defectsinkinematicjointscansometimeshighlyinfluencethesimulationresponseofthewholemultibodysystemwithinwhichthesejointsareincluded.Forinstance,theclearance,thefriction,thelubricationandtheflexibilityaffectthetransientbehaviour,reducethecomponentlifeandproducenoiseandvibrationforclassicaljointssuchasprismatics,cylindricsoruniversaljoints.Inthiswork,anew3Dcylindricaljointmodelwhichaccountsfortheclearance,themisalignmentandthefrictionispresented.Thisformulationhasbeenusedtorepresentthelinkbetweentheplanetgearsandtheplanetcarrierinanautomotivedifferentialmodel.