This wiki aims to serve as a central resource for all things related to the flexible multibody dynamics software SPACAR.

• About SPACAR
• Features
• Elements
• User examples

• The multibody model concept

SPACAR Light can be used for the analysis of rigid and flexible structures in terms of

• static deflection
• stress
• natural frequency
• critical buckling load

It is suited for 3-D structures that consist of 'beam-like' parts. These are parts that are relatively long (slender) and with a rectangular or circular cross-section.

This tool runs entirely in MATLAB as a script. It has no graphical user interface. All input is done via simple MATLAB commands. This makes it easy to parameterize models.

SPACAR Light offers some important benefits over other analysis software:

• it is very fast
• syntax is user-friendly
• parameterized models can run within other MATLAB code (e.g. optimization programs)

Further information:

• Capabilities
• Typical workflow
• Examples
• Syntax overview

• Typical workflow

• Damping parameters
• Simulink integration
• Custom input functions
• Initial and additional inputs

• Scientific background
• Manuals
• Troubleshooting

• Main program bundle
• Additional tools