<s>
Multibody	B-Algorithm
simulation	I-Algorithm
(	O
MBS	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
method	O
of	O
numerical	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
in	O
which	O
multibody	O
systems	O
are	O
composed	O
of	O
various	O
rigid	O
or	O
elastic	O
bodies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multibody	B-Algorithm
simulation	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
useful	O
tool	O
for	O
conducting	O
motion	O
analysis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
multibody	B-Algorithm
simulation	I-Algorithm
has	O
been	O
widely	O
used	O
since	O
the	O
1990s	O
as	O
a	O
component	O
of	O
automotive	O
suspension	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heart	O
of	O
any	O
multibody	B-Algorithm
simulation	I-Algorithm
software	O
program	O
is	O
the	O
solver	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
solver	B-Application
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
computation	O
algorithms	O
that	O
solve	O
equations	O
of	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Types	O
of	O
components	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
studied	O
through	O
multibody	B-Algorithm
simulation	I-Algorithm
range	O
from	O
electronic	O
control	O
systems	O
to	O
noise	O
,	O
vibration	O
and	O
harshness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
pistons/crankshafts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
perform	O
MBS	O
simulations	O
using	O
free	B-Application
and	I-Application
open	I-Application
source	I-Application
packages	I-Application
such	O
as	O
,	O
with	O
CAD	O
packages	O
such	O
as	O
,	O
as	O
pre-post	O
processors	O
,	O
to	O
prepare	O
CAD	O
models	O
and	O
visualize	O
results	O
.	O
</s>
