抄録
The researches of multibody dynamics have long been done in Japan. In this paper, the recent developments are surveyed from the conference proceedings and the transactions of the engineering societies of Japan. The D & D Conference proceedings and the transactions of the JSME are mainly focused and the activities of the workshops and the technical committees in the JSME are reported. Some reviews of the researches in the world are also given. The software developments of multibody dynamics in Japan are briefly reviewed.
