scholarly journals Analysis of the usability of rolling resistance measurement methods to study the mechanisms of some wheelchairs

2021 ◽  
Vol 1199 (1) ◽  
pp. 012063
Author(s):  
Ł Warguła ◽  
M Kukla ◽  
V Yurchenko ◽  
A Kukesheva
Keyword(s):  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Measurement Accuracy ◽  
Patent Protection ◽  
Rolling Resistance ◽  
Resistance Coefficient ◽  
Measurement Methods ◽  
Additional Mass ◽  
Innovative Methods

Abstract Reducing the driving force when propelling a wheelchair, e.g. through mechanical gears, is beneficial for people using wheelchairs. This makes it possible to overcome terrain obstacles that would be otherwise impassable with a classic drive system. However, the disadvantage of additional mechanisms supporting the propulsion of the wheelchair is usually the additional mass, ultimately increasing the rolling resistance. The article presents methods of measuring the rolling resistance – widely developed in the automotive industry – in terms of measuring the rolling resistance of wheelchairs. Innovative methods have been demonstrated to measure the rolling resistance on various surfaces and with the use of various drive mechanisms. The developed methods also enable the determination of the rolling resistance coefficient. The methods used are innovative and are subject to patent protection prepared by the authors in recent years. The results of the respondents allow to compare the measurement accuracy of the developed methods and show that the second method (being a simplification of the first method) is characterized by better accuracy.

scholarly journals Determination of rolling resistance coefficient based on normal tyre stiffness

2018 ◽  
Vol 327 ◽  
pp. 042093
Author(s):  
S P Rykov ◽  
V N Tarasuyk ◽  
V S Koval ◽  
N I Ovchinnikova ◽  
A I Fedotov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rolling Resistance ◽  
Resistance Coefficient ◽  
Rolling Resistance Coefficient

scholarly journals The determination of the rolling resistance coefficient of a passenger vehicle with the use of roller test bench method

2019 ◽  
Vol 254 ◽  
pp. 04007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bartłomiej Pałasz ◽  
Konrad J. Waluś ◽  
Łukasz Warguła
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Test Bench ◽  
Rolling Resistance ◽  
Resistance Coefficient ◽  
Laboratory Method ◽  
Passenger Vehicle ◽  
Rolling Resistance Coefficient

Contemporary vehicle are designer to be eco-friendly. One of the factors limiting the energy consumption of driving processes is a low value of the rolling resistance coefficient. The rolling resistance depends on the construction features of a tire, exploitation conditions and the type of surface the car moves on. This article presents the results of experimental research of determining the rolling resistance coefficient with the use of laboratory method of roller test bench. The results presented here are a part of a wider research of determining the rolling resistance coefficient and the influence of research method on its value.

scholarly journals The determination of the rolling resistance coefficient of objects equipped with the wheels and suspension system – results of preliminary tests

2019 ◽  
Vol 254 ◽  
pp. 01005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Łukasz Wargula ◽  
Bartosz Wieczorek ◽  
Mateusz Kukla
Keyword(s):  
Moving Objects ◽  
Patent Application ◽  
Rolling Resistance ◽  
Resistance Coefficient ◽  
Suspension System ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Drive Unit ◽  
Mobile Machinery ◽  
Rolling Resistance Coefficient

Rolling resistance coefficient is one of the basic resistance when moving objects. In case of objects not equipped with a motor-driven wheels and suspension system , such as: wheelchairs, mobile machinery chopper, shelving and warehouse trucks all resistances are overcome by the muscle strength of the operator. Research is carried out to limit this phenomenon, however, there is a lack of methods for measuring this parameter in the real operating conditions of devices with a wheels and suspension system without a drive unit. The article presents an innovative method of measuring the rolling resistance coefficient of objects equipped only with the wheels and suspension system accordant with the patent application P.424484 and the developed device for these tests in accordance with patent application P.424483. Additionally, the paper presents the results of preliminary tests on the measurement of pivoting coefficient of a transport truck loaded with a given mass.

Determination of the rolling resistance of roller skis

2016 ◽  
Vol 231 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-56
Author(s):  
Kurt Schindelwig ◽  
Martin Mössner ◽  
Michael Hasler ◽  
Werner Nachbauer
Keyword(s):  
Normal Load ◽  
Rolling Resistance ◽  
Resistance Coefficient ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Cross Country Skiing ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
Rolling Resistance Coefficient ◽  
Moving Patterns ◽  
Resistance Coefficients

The rolling resistance of skis used in roller skiing competitions should resemble the gliding resistance of cross-country skis to allow specific training and moving patterns for cross-country skiing and to guarantee equal opportunities for athletes in roller ski races. Therefore, the purpose of this work was to develop a portable rolling resistance meter to precisely measure the rolling resistance of roller skis. Measurements were based on recordings of the angular deceleration of a flywheel due to the rolling resistance between a roller ski’s wheel and the flywheel’s steel surface. Rolling resistance coefficients of four roller ski types ranged between 0.019 and 0.025. Measurements of the rolling resistance coefficient showed a precision of 1.26%. Substantial rolling resistance coefficient variations (10%) were observed for wheels of the same type. Furthermore, the rolling resistance coefficient was found to be negatively correlated with normal load or ambient temperature. The proposed rolling resistance meter is appropriate to determine the rolling resistance coefficient of roller skis’ wheels precisely.

scholarly journals The determination of the rolling resistance coefficient of a passenger vehicle with the use of selected road tests methods

2019 ◽  
Vol 254 ◽  
pp. 04006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bartłomiej Pałasz ◽  
Konrad J. Waluś ◽  
Łukasz Warguła
Keyword(s):  
Rolling Resistance ◽  
Resistance Coefficient ◽  
Calculation Model ◽  
Passenger Vehicle ◽  
Calculation Methods ◽  
The Road ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Rolling Method ◽  
Rolling Resistance Coefficient

Wide range of laboratory and road methods of determining the rolling resistance coefficient impose the need to find an effective way of its estimation. The obtained values of this coefficient differ depending from the assumed calculation model and influence the quality and quantity assessment of cooperation processes between tire and surface. The article presents two experimental methods of determining the rolling resistance coefficient. Road tests were carried out with the use of coast-down and free-rolling method. For each of the road methods the value of the rolling resistance coefficient was determined in three ways. It allowed to compare the selected research methods and calculation methods with the values available in literature.

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