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From: nagle@netcom.com (John Nagle)
Subject: Re: Using ADAMS for simulation
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I.J.Patsavellas@bradford.ac.uk (IJ PATSAVELLAS) writes:
> I am a researcher in the University of Bradford, England, who is using
>ADAMS (dynamic simulation by MDI) to simulate an industrial robotic arm,
>and demonstrate the virtues (or otherwise) of "virtual prototyping".

>Has anyone out there ever used ADAMS to do something similar?
>To the ones who are interested, I have very good material on doing inverse
>kinematics in ADAMS and lots more..

>If you are interested e-mail me at: i.j.patsavellas@bradford.ac.uk

     I've done simulations of running machines in Working Model,
but ADAMS seemed too clunky to bother with.  It's a very old program,
and partially in FORTRAN.  Mechanica, from the Rasna division of
Parametric Technologies, is probably a modern equivalent.

					John Nagle      
