Modeling of Track-Wheel-Terrain Interaction for Dynamic Simulation of Tracked Vehicles: Numerical Implementation and Further Results

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng-Dong Ma ◽  
N. C. Perkins
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Vehicle Dynamics ◽  
Solution Algorithm ◽  
Adaptive Finite Element Method ◽  
Rough Terrain ◽  
Adaptive Finite Element ◽  
Numerical Implementation ◽  
Vehicle Model ◽  
Tracked Vehicles ◽  
Full Vehicle

Abstract This paper extends the methods and results of a previous paper (Ma and Perkins, 1999) on simulating track-wheel-terrain interaction for tracked vehicle dynamics. A new solution algorithm is described that includes an adaptive finite element method for remeshing the track model during simulation. Doing so produces a track model that more accurately describes the mechanics of a track as the vehicle negotiates rough terrain. The model and solution algorithm are illustrated using a full vehicle model of an M1A1 tank.

Three Dimensional Dynamic Analyses on Stroller Wheel with Shock Absorber

2013 ◽  
Vol 387 ◽  
pp. 159-163
Author(s):  
Yi Chern Hsieh ◽  
Minh Hai Doan ◽  
Chen Tai Chang
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Adaptive Finite Element Method ◽  
Adaptive Finite Element ◽  
The Road ◽  
Dimensional Finite Element ◽  
On The Road ◽  
Three Dimensional Finite Element ◽  
Element Method

We present the analyses of dynamics behaviors on a stroller wheel by three dimensional finite element method. The vibration of the wheel system causes by two different type barriers on the road as an experiment design to mimic the real road conditions. In addition to experiment analysis, we use two different packages to numerically simulate the wheel system dynamics activities. Some of the simulation results have good agreement with the experimental data in this research. Other interesting data will be measured and analyzed by us for future study and we will investigate them by using adaptive finite element method for increasing the precision of the computation results.

scholarly journals Adaptive modelling of variably saturated seepage problems

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Ashby ◽  
C Bortolozo ◽  
A Lukyanov ◽  
T Pryer
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Water Flux ◽  
Posteriori Error ◽  
Adaptive Finite Element Method ◽  
Posteriori Error Estimate ◽  
Adaptive Finite Element ◽  
Element Method

Summary In this article, we present a goal-oriented adaptive finite element method for a class of subsurface flow problems in porous media, which exhibit seepage faces. We focus on a representative case of the steady state flows governed by a nonlinear Darcy–Buckingham law with physical constraints on subsurface-atmosphere boundaries. This leads to the formulation of the problem as a variational inequality. The solutions to this problem are investigated using an adaptive finite element method based on a dual-weighted a posteriori error estimate, derived with the aim of reducing error in a specific target quantity. The quantity of interest is chosen as volumetric water flux across the seepage face, and therefore depends on an a priori unknown free boundary. We apply our method to challenging numerical examples as well as specific case studies, from which this research originates, illustrating the major difficulties that arise in practical situations. We summarise extensive numerical results that clearly demonstrate the designed method produces rapid error reduction measured against the number of degrees of freedom.

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