LISTA DELLE PUBBLICAZIONI - Università di Roma Tor Vergata

LISTA DELLE PUBBLICAZIONI
1. Pennestrì, E., An Application of the Chebyshev's min-max Criterion to the Optimal Design
of Damped Dynamic Vibration Absorber, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 1998, vol.217,
n.4, 757-765.
2. Pennestrì, E., Urbinati, F.Esperienze di implementazione di un modello di attrito
coulombiano in codici multibody dynamics,Atti del Congresso AIMETA, 1999, Como.
3. Pennestrì, E., Brutti, C., Urbinati, F.Kinematic Analysis of Spatial Mechanisms by Means of
Maple, MapleTech, 1998, vol.5, n.2, 49-57.
4. Pennestrì, E., Mingardi, S.A Short Review of Numerical Methods and Software Tools for
Solving Differential-Algebraic Systems of Equations, Proceedings of the VI Applied
Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, December 12-15, 1999, Cincinnati (OH).
5. Pennestrì, E., Santonocito, P.A parametric study of the dynamics of the shudderless tripode
joint, Proceedings of the DETC00, 2000 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference,
Baltimore, Paper n. DETC00/MECH-14079
6. Pennestrì, E.Corso sulla Dinamica dei Sistemi Multibody . Slides of a course delivered at
Centro Ricerche Fiat.
7. Pennestrì, E. et al.Implementazione mediante tecniche multibody di un modello per la
simulazione delle dinamiche vibrazionali uomo-sedile . XV Congresso AIMETA, Taormina,
2001
8. Barizzone, F., Campanile, P., Celiberti, L., Pennestrì, E., Valentini, P.P.The development of
a virtual dummy for the vibrational comfort anlysis of car drivers U.S. National Congress on
Computational Mechanics, 1-4 agosto 2001 – Dearborn, Michigan, USA
9. Pennestrì, E. et al.SymDyn3D- Un codice multibody per la generazione delle equazioni del
moto in forma simbolica . XV Congresso AIMETA, Taormina, 2001
10. Mantriota, G., Pennestrì, E.Theoretical and Experimental Efficiency Analysis of Multi
Degrees-of-Freedom Epicyclic Gear trains Multibody System Dynamics, vol.9, 2003,
pp.389-408
11. Pennestrì, E., et al. Dynamic, Mechanical Efficiency and Fatigue Analysis of the Double
Cardan Homokinetik Joint Journal of Vehicle Design, January 2003. (versione estesa )
12. Pennestrì, E., Valentini, P.P.Dynamic Analysis of Epicyclic Gear Trains by Means of
Computer Algebra , Multibody System Dynamics, vol.7, 2002, pp.249-264
13. Pennestrì, E., Valentini, P.P., Petti, F.Kinematic Analysis of the Antikythera Gear
Mechanism by Means of Graph Theory, Proceedings of the DETC02, 2002 ASME Design
Engineering Technical Conference, Montreal, Paper n. DETC02/EDC-34379
14. Pennestrì, E., Valentini, P.P., Sferra, D., Baldascini, F.Dynamic Simulation of a Metal-Belt
CVT Under Transient Conditions, Proceedings of the DETC02, 2002 ASME Design
Engineering Technical Conference, Montreal, Paper n. DETC02/MECH-34228
15. Pennestrì, E.Una metodologia di analisi dinamica multibody: Lineamenti teorici, esperienze
didattiche ed applicazioni . Slides of presentation at University of Catania.
16. Pennestrì, E., Valentini, P.P., A Review of Formulas for the Mechanical Efficiency Analysis
of Two-Degrees-of-Freedom Epicyclic Gear Trains, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design,
vol. 125, September 2003, pp. 602-608
17. Valentini P.P., Vita L., DAViD - A multibody virtual dummy for vibration comfort analysis
of car occupants W. Schielen and M. Valasek eds., Virtual Nonlinear Multibody Systems,
Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp.253-262.
18. Pennestrì, E., Vita, L., Mechanical Efficiency Analysis of Cardan Joint with Manufacturing
Tolerances, Proceedings of the RAAD03, 12th International Workshop on Robotics in Alpe-
Adria-Danube Region, Cassino, May 7-10 2003, Paper n. 053RAAD03.
19. Londi, F., Pennestrì, E., Valentini, P.P., Vita, L., Control and Virtual Reality Simulation of
Tendon Driven MechanismsMultibody Dynamics 2003, Jorge A.C. Ambrosio (Ed.)

IDMEC/IST, Lisbon, Portugal, July 1-4 2003. See also Multibody System Dynamics,
September 2004, vol. 12, pp.133-145.
20. Cavacece, M., Pennestrì, E., Sinatra, R., Experiences in Teaching Multibody
DynamicsMultibody Dynamics 2003, Jorge A.C. Ambrosio (Ed.) IDMEC/IST, Lisbon,
Portugal, July 1-4 2003. Accettato per la pubblicazione su Multibody System Dynamics.
21. Cavacece, M., Pennestrì, E., Valentini, P.P., Vita, L., Analisi del rendimento meccanico di
un giunto cardanico, Presentato al XVI Congresso Nazionale Aimeta, Ferrara, 2003.
Presentazione
22. Cavacece, M., Londi, F., Valentini, P.P., Vita, L., Cinematica e Dinamica dei Meccanismi a
Puleggia, Presentato al XVI Congresso Nazionale Aimeta, Ferrara, 2003.
23. Pennestrì, E., Vita, L., Multibody Dynamics in Advanced Education, In corso di
pubblicazione su Springer Verlag, 2003.
24. Londi, F., Valentini, P.P., Vita, L., A Method to Investigate Vibrations in Tendon Driven
Mechanisms Proceedings of DETC'03, ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences
and Computers in Information in Engineering Conference, Chicago, Illinois, September 2-6,
2003, Paper n. DETC2003/VIB-48335
25. Pennestrì, E., Un'introduzione all'analisi dinamica con metodologie multibody , Seminario
tenuto presso l'Università di Salerno su invito del Prof. Domenico Guida (13 Febbraio
2004).
26. Pennestrì, E., Vita, L., Del Citto, F., Coordinates reduction and numerical integration of
models of constrained multibody systems , ECCOMAS 2004: 4th European Congress on
Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, Jyväskylä, Finland 24-28
July, 2004.
27. Pennestrì, E., Stefanelli, R., Valentini, P.P., Vita, L. A dynamic simulation of cam actuated
robotized gearbox , Paper DETC04/DAC-57322, Proceedings of 2004 ASME Design
Engineering Technical Conferences, Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 2004
28. Pennestrì, E., Cavacece, M., Valentini, P.P., Vita, L., Mechanical Efficiency of a Cardan
Joint, Paper DETC04/DAC-57317, Proceedings of 2004 ASME Design Engineering
Technical Conferences, Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 2004
29. Pennestrì, E., Stefanelli, R., Valentini, P.P., Vita, L., A Dual Number Approach to the
Kinematic Analysis of Spatial Linkages with Dimensional and Geometric Tolerances, Paper
DETC04/DAC-57324, Proceedings of 2004 ASME Design Engineering Technical
Conferences, Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 2004
30. Pennestrì, E., Vita, L., Strategies for the Numerical Integration of DAE Systems in
Multibody Dynamics , Wiley Periodicals Inc., Computer Applications in Engineering
Education
31. Pennestrì, E., Crocesi, S., Kinematic Synthesis of a Curve Scribing Mechanism, Mechanism
and Machine Theory, Vol. 40, n.1, January, 2005, pp. 91-98
32. Pennestrì, E., Review of the Ch Mechanisms Toolkit 1.0 Accettato per la Pubblicazione su
Machine Design, Penton Publishing Co.
33. De Falco, D., Pennestrì, E., Vita, L. The Udwadia-Kalaba Formulation: A Report on its
Numerical Efficiency in Multibody Dynamics Simulations and on its Teaching
Effectiveness, Multibody Dynamics 2005, ECCOMAS Thematic Conference, Madrid 21-24
June 2005
34. Cavacece M., Stefanelli R., Valentini P.P. Vita L. A Multibody Dynamic Model of a Cardan
Joint with Experimental Validation , Multibody Dynamics 2005, ECCOMAS Thematic
Conference, Madrid 21-24 June 2005
35. Pennestrì, E., Cavacece, M., Vita, L., On the Computation of Degrees-of-Freedom: A
Didactic Perspective, 2005 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences,
ASME Paper DETC2005-84109, Long Beach, September 24-28 2005

36. Stefanelli, R., Valentini, P.P., Vita L.Modelling of Hydrodynamic Journal Bearing in Spatial
Multibody Systems, 2005 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences,
ASME Paper DETC2005-84858, Long Beach, September 24-28 2005
37. Pezzuti, E., Piscopo, G., Ubertini, A., Valentini, P.P., Vita, L. Analisi di meccanismi
spaziali con tolleranze geometriche e dimensionali mediante un approccio basato
sull'algebra duale, Atti Convegno Nazionale XIV ADM . XXXIII AIAS, Innovazione nella
Progettazione Industriale, Bari, 31 Agosto - 2 Settembre 2004.
38. De Falco, D., Pennestrì, E., Vita, Esperienze Numeriche sulla Formulazione Multibody di
Udwadia-Kalaba, Congresso Aimeta 2005, Firenze, Ottobre 2005.
39. E. Pennestrì, P.P. Valentini, L. Vita, Comfort Analysis of Car Occupant: Comparison
Between Multibody and Finite Element Models, International Journal for Vehicle Systems
Modeling and Testing, Vol.1 Nos. 1/2/3, pp. 68-78, 2005
40. E. Pennestrì, R. Stefanelli, P.P. Valentini, L. Vita, Using a virtual dummy to simulate
vibration dose value for different car occupants Proceedings of ASME-IDETC/CIE 2005,
Long Beach, California, USA, September 24-28, 2005.
41. Cavacece, M., Stefanelli, R., Valentini, P.P., Vita, L., Sul Rendimento dei Rotismi dei
Differenziali per Autoveicoli, Congresso Aimeta 2005, Firenze, Ottobre 2005.
42. Cavacece, M., Pennestrì, E., Vita, L., Sull'enumerazione di meccanismi a vita (Enumeration
of screw mechanisms), Congresso Aimeta 2005, Firenze, Ottobre 2005.
43. Pennestrì, E., Valentini ,P.P. Vita, L., Comfort Analysis of Car Occupant: Comparison
Between Multibody and Finite Element Models, International Journal for Vehicle Systems
Modeling and Testing, Vol.1, 2005 Nos. 1/2/3, pp.68-78.
44. Pennestrì, E., Vita, L., Multibody Dynamics in Advanced Education, Advances in
Computational Multibody Systems Series: Computational Methods in Applied Sciences,
vol. 2 Ambrosio J.A.C. (Ed.) 2005, VII, 370 p., Springer Verlag, ISBN: 978-1-4020-3392-6
45. E. Pennestrì, P.P. Valentini e L. Vita, Dynamic Analysis of Intermittent-Motion
Mechanisms Through the Combined Use of Gauss Principle and Logical Functions, IUTAM
Symposium on Multiscale Problems in Multibody System Contacts, Stuttgart, February
2006, Springer Verlag, IUTAM Book series, ISBN 978-1-4020-5980-3, pp.195-204
46. Pennestrì, E., Valentini, P.P., Vita, L., Kinematics, Dynamics and Mechanical Efficiency of
a Cardan Joint with Manufacturing Tolerances - Part I , Atti dell'International Workshop su
Advanced Researches in Computational Mechanics and Virtual Engineering, 18-20 ottobre,
2006, Brasov, Romania.
47. Pennestrì, E., Valentini, P.P., Vita, L., Kinematics, Dynamics and Mechanical Efficiency of
a Cardan Joint with Manufacturing Tolerances - Part II , Atti dell'International Workshop su
Advanced Researches in Computational Mechanics and Virtual Engineering, 18-20 ottobre,
2006, Brasov, Romania. Presentation
48. Pennestrì, E., Pezzuti, E., Valentini, P.P., Vita, L., Computer-aided reconstruction of Italian
ancient clocks , Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds, Wiley Interscience, vol.17, 2006,
pp.565-572.
49. Pennestrì, E., Valentini, P.P., Vita, L., Multibody Dynamics Simulation of Planar Linkages
with Dahl Friction, Multibody System Dynamics, Volume 17, Number 4, May 2007 , pp.
321-347(27)
50. Pennestrì, E., Stefanelli, R., Linear Algebra and Numerical Algorithms Using Dual
Numbers, Atti Congresso ECCOMAS Thematic Conference Multibody Dynamics 2007, 25-
28 June 2007, Milano
51. Pennestrì, E., Stefanelli, R., Valentini, P.P., Optimal Design and Dynamic Analysis of
Rzeppa Pilot-Lever Joint, Atti Congresso ECCOMAS Thematic Conference Multibody
Dynamics 2007, 25-28 June 2007, Milano

52. Pennestrì, E., Stefanelli, R., Valentini, P.P., Optimal Design and Dynamic Analysis of
Rzeppa Pilot-Lever Joint, Atti XVIII Congresso AIMETA 2007, 11-14 Settembre 2007,
Brescia
53. Pennestrì, E., Valentini, P.P., Coordinate reduction strategies in multibody dynamics: A
review, Conference on Multibody System Dynamics, Pitesti, Romania, 25-26 Ottobre 2007,
ISBN 1582-9561 Presentation
54. Pennestrì, E., Stefanelli, R., Valentini, P.P., Vita, L., Virtual musculo-skeletal model for the
biomechanical analysis of the upper limb, Journal of Biomechanics Volume: 40, Issue: 6,
2007, pp. 1350-1361
55. Pennestrì, E., Stefanelli, R., Linear algebra and numerical algorithms using dual numbers,
Multibody System Dynamics, Volume: 18, Issue: 3, October 2007, pp. 323 - 344
56. Addomine, M., Bullo, A., Pennestrì, E., Stefanelli, R. Cronistoria e meccanica dell'orologio
della torre S.Andrea di Chioggia, Chioggia - Rivista di studi e ricerche, Numero 30, Aprile
2007 pp. 5 - 19
57. Addomine, M., Bullo, A., Pennestrì, E., La scoperta a Chioggia di un orologio da torre del
1386, La Voce di Hora, n.21, Dicembre 2006 pp. 5 - 19
58. Pennestrì, E., Valentini, P.P., Kinematic Design and Multibody Analysis of the Rzeppa
Pilot-Lever Joint, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part K, Journal of Multi-body
Dynamics, vol. 222, pp. 135-142, 2008.
59. Pennestrì, E., Cardan Gear Mechanisms Versus Slider-Crank Mechanisms in Pumps and
Engines, Slides of the Lectio Praecursoria delivered at Lappeenranta University on February
2008, (Finland)
60. Pennestrì, E., de Falco, D., Guida D., A Review of Multibody Dynamics Formulations,
Slides of the presentation at the First AAM 2008, New Orleans (USA), July 2008
61. Pennestrì, E., de Falco, D., Vita L., An Investigation of the Influence of the Pseudoinverse
Matrix Calculations on Multibody Dynamics Simulations by Means of the Udwadia-Kalaba
Formulation , Accepted for pubblication on Journal of Aerospace Engineering
62. Pennestrì, E., Valentini, P.P., Linear dual algebra algorithms and their Application to
Kinematics, Multibody Dynamics Computational Methods and Applications. (vol. 12), CL.
Bottasso (Ed.), 2008, Springer Verlag, ISBN: 978-1-4020-8828-5.
63. Pennestrì, E., Snapshots on the works and life of Giovanni Dondi Distinguished Italian
Clockmaker , Powerpoint (2007 version) presentation of the seminar held at the University
of Rome Tor Vergata for the visiting foreign students of the Board of European Students of
Technology.