中文摘要：

首先回顾多体系统动力学的学科发展和学术交流情况，然后系统概述了多柔体系统动力学方程数值算法、多柔体系统接触／碰撞动力学与柔性空间结构展开动力学三个方面的研究进展及值得关注的若干问题，最后给出了开展多柔体系统动力学研究的若干建议．

英文摘要：

In this review article, the growth and related academic communications in the dynamics of multibody system are firstly surveyed. Then, the recent advances in the numerical algorithms for solving the dynamic equa- tions of flexible multibody systems, the contact/impact dynamics of flexible muhibody systems and the deploy- ment dynamics of flexible space structures are systematically reviewed, together with several open problems of concern. Finally, some suggestions are made for the prospective researches on the dynamics of flexible multibody systems.