Kinetostatics and analysis methods for the impact problem

General kinetostatics and analytical methods are presented in this paper fo r solving the impact problem. The kinetostatics approach is obtained by usi ng the mechanism of D'Alembert's principle in the impact process. This appr oach uses the likely statical equilibrium equations to solve the dynamical impact problem. On the basis of kinetostatics, using the analytical dynamic s method, the general dynamical equation and analytical equations for the i mpact problem are deduced. Examples of the impact problem from existing mec hanics literature are solved to illustrate the merits of the methods presen ted in this paper. It is shown that the methods examined in this paper in s olving the impact problem are simple and convenient, especially for complex systems with multi-freedom. (C) Elsevier, Paris.