30th Jul, 2020
Purdue University
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Asked 7th Jan, 2014
What is modal neutral file and what is its' significance in Multibody dynamic analysis?
I would like to transfer transient analysis results from Finite Element Analysis Tool to MultiBody Dynamic Tool.
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Has anybody created MNF in ABAQUS? I have a quick question. Do I need to define boundary points for the frequency step or it is just needed for the substructure generation step?
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I guess that you mean the "Modal Neutral File"?
Actually this is a binary file format used by MSC Adams that contains the data of a flexible body. It can contain information like the invariants of the inertia matrix, the mode shapes and frequencies of the modal base derived from fixed boundary eigenmodes and constaint modes (through orthonormalization, Craig-Bampton modal synthesis) and the position of the chosen interface nodes and maybe other nodes (for graphical representation).
This data is obtained from a linear FE analysis (eigenmode analysis, substructuring) and the major commercially available FE-solvers can write this file ready for import in Adams.
The 'reduced' modal representation of the deformable body contains much less degrees of freedom than the original nodal representation as tze higher frequency modes are usually truncated.
To 'transfer' a transient analysis, you might have to build an analog model to the FE-model in MBS-software and apply the same time dependent loads at the same interface nodes. If you get similar results will mostly depend on a proper choice of the modal basis.
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Not an answer, but a related question. How to read the Modal Neutral File outside the MBS software? Are there open-source codes to read this kind of binary file? Just curious.
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MSC_USE_FORTRAN_STYLE_RELOAD_MESSAGE_FILE=1
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command: FILE/COMMAND=lane_s_sin.acf
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Adams Tire
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---- END: WARNING ----
---- START: WARNING ----
IP data specified for PART model.TR_Rear_Suspension.ger_upper_control_arm
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Reading configuration file 'C:\Users\NIKHIL/.acar.cfg'
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command: !
command: !INFO Adams Version: Adams 2019
command: !INFO Adams Build: 2019.0.0-CL639814
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---- START: ERROR ----
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---- END: ERROR ----
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End Static Solution
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acar/vdm::apre_fvbcsb
**** Error:
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---- START: ERROR ----
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---- END: ERROR ----
---- START: ERROR ----
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Finished -----
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