2 papers
math.NA2026
A Mixed Discrete Cosserat Rod Formulation
Tianxiang Dai, Marco Herrmann, Jonas Breuling +2
In this communication we propose a discrete Cosserat rod formulation in which a slender elastic rod is represented as a chain of rigid bodies (nodes) coupled by compliant elastic f…
math.NA2026
A mixed Petrov-Galerkin Cosserat rod finite element formulation
Marco Herrmann, Domenico Castello, Jonas Breuling +3
This paper presents a total Lagrangian mixed Petrov-Galerkin finite element formulation that provides a computationally efficient approach for analyzing Cosserat rods that is free…