This page is currently maintained by Ying Lu.

In the following brief reviews, it is our intent to be as accurate as possible in my descriptions of the capabilities of the packages with respect to rigid body dynamics with intermittent unilateral contact. If you find errors, disagree with our assessment, know of any packages that we've missed, or know that some of the packages listed are no longer available, please let us know. Send email to Ying Lu.

This survey is limited to simulation packages that can handle systems with intermittent unilateral contacts

Open Source Packages
Closed-Source Packages

Defunct Packages