Multibody System Simulation of Drilling Rig and Work Platform Stability Assessment-Video

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The presentation explores using multibody simulation to assess working-platform stability for mobile drilling rigs. Unlike finite-element analysis, the computationally efficient model solves the machine’s equations of motion and could support real-time monitoring or digital twins. A parameterized MATLAB/Simscape model lets practitioners simulate different rigs, while a simplified soil model represents track–ground interaction using compression-only spring-damper elements. Simulations demonstrate load distribution during upper-carriage rotation and settlement on nonhomogeneous ground. Although the soil model is illustrative and requires better-informed parameters, it could bridge detailed geotechnical analyses and practical, real-time stability assessment in the field.

Keywords

multibody simulation

mobile drilling rigs

working-platform stability

MATLAB Simscape

soil-structure interaction