Preface -- Sensitivity analysis of multibody dynamic systems modeled by ODEs and DAEs, by Daniel Dopico, Adrian Sandu, Corina Sandu, Yitao Zhu -- A Lagrangian-Lagrangian framework for the simulation of rigid and deformable bodies in fluid, by Arman Pazouki, Radu Serban, and Dan Negrut -- Strategies for Adaptive Model Reduction with DCA-based Multibody Modeling of Biopolymers, by Jeremy J. Laflin, Kurt S. Anderson and Imad M. Khan -- A mortar method combined with an augmented Lagrangian approach for treatment of mechanical contact problems, by Federico J. Cavalieri, Olivier Br�uls and Alberto Cardona -- Contact Dynamics Formulation Using Minimal Coordinates, by Abhinandan Jain -- Modelling and Integration Concepts of MultiBody Systems on Lie groups, by Andreas M�uller, Zdravko Terze -- Solvability of Geometric Integrators for Multi-body Systems, by Marin Kobilarov -- Variational Lie group formulation of geometrically exact beam dynamics - synchronous and asynchronous integration, by Thomas Leitz, Sina Ober-Bl�obaum and Sigrid Leyendecker -- On the Use of Geometrically Exact Shells for Dynamic Tire Simulation, by Michael Roller, Peter Betsch, Axel Gallrein, and Joachim Linn -- Application of a gyrostatic rigid body formulation in the context of a direct transcription method for optimal control in multibody dynamics, by Christian Becker, Peter Betsch -- Development of Tether Space Mobility Device, by Shoichiro Takehara, Takahiro Nishizawa, Masaya Kawarada, Kazunori Hase, Yoshiaki Terumichi -- Design methodology of a complex CKC mechanical joint with a representation energetic tool "multibond graph": application to the helicopter, by Benjamin Boudon, Fran�cois Malburet, Jean-Claude Carmona -- Comparison and Field Test Validation of Various Multibody Codes for Wind Turbine Modelling, by J�anos Zierath, Roman Rachholz, and Christoph Woernle -- A Real-time Multibody Dynamics Model for an Unmanned Robot Vehicle Based on the Subsystem Synthesis Method, by Myoung-Ho Kim, Hee Chan Kang, Sung-Soo Kim -- History of Benchmark Problems in Multibody Dynamics, by Werner Schiehlen.

By having its origin in analytical and continuum mechanics, as well as in computer science and applied mathematics, multibody dynamics provides a basis for analysis and virtual prototyping of innovative applications in many fields of contemporary engineering. With the utilization of computational models and algorithms that classically belonged to different fields of applied science, multibody dynamics delivers reliable simulation platforms for diverse highly-developed industrial products such as vehicle and railway systems, aeronautical and space vehicles, robotic manipulators, smart structures, biomechanical applications and nano-technologies. The chapters of this volume are based on the revised and extended versions of the selected scientific papers from amongst 255 original contributions that have been accepted to be presented within the program of the distinguished international ECCOMAS conference. It reflects state-of-the-art in the advances of multibody dynamics, providing excellent insight in the recent scientific developments in this prominent field of computational mechanics and contemporary engineering.