Abstract:The problem for the multi-rigid-body contact/impact system can be generalized,into a mathematical model,which combines an ordinary differential equation in time with an instantaneous complementarity condition.This paper developed a variable implicit time-stepping scheme for the simulation of the multi-rigid-body contact/impact system with frictionless based on the linear complementarity formulations.A numerical example was provided and the effectiveness of the algorithm for the numerical simulation of such problems was demonstrated.