Laboratory Tire Wear Simulation Derived from Computer Modeling of Suspension Dynamics

1991 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 122-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Wright ◽  
G. L. Pritchett ◽  
R. J. Kuster ◽  
J. D. Avouris

Abstract A method for determining the effect of suspension dynamics on tire wear has been developed. Typical city cycle maneuvers are defined by instrumented vehicle testing and data in the form of forward velocities and steer angles are used as an input to an ADAMS computer model of the vehicle. A simulation of the maneuvers generates a tire's operating environment in the form of normal load, slip, and camber variations, which contain all the subtle effects of the vehicle's suspension, steering, and handling characteristics. A cyclic repetition of the tire's operating environment is constructed and used to control an MTS Flat-Trac machine. In this way, accelerated tire wear can be generated in the laboratory which is directly related to the design features of the vehicle's suspension and steering systems.

Author(s):  
Darina Hroncová

Urgency of the research. Computer models mean new quality in the knowledge process. Using a computer model, the properties of the subject under investigation can be tested under different operating conditions. By experimenting with a com-puter model, we learn about the modelled object. We can test different machine variants without having to produce and edit prototypes. Target setting. The development of computer technology has expanded the possibility of solving mathematical models and allowed to gradually automate the calculation of mathematical model equations. It is necessary to insert appropriate inputs of the mathematical model and monitor and evaluate the output results through the computer output device The target was to describe the mathematical apparatus required for mathematical modeling and subsequently to compile a model for computer modeling. Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. When formulating a mathematical model for a computer, the laws and the theory we use are always valid under more or less idealized conditions, and operate with fictitious concepts such as, material point, ideal gas, intangible spring, and the like. However, with these simplifications, we describe a realistic phenomenon where the initial assumptions are only met to a certain extent. In order for the results not to be different from the modeled reality, it is to be assumed that a good computer model arises gradually, by verifying and modifying it, which is one of the advantages of MSC Adams. Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. The question of building a real manipulator model. Based on the above simulation, it is possible to build a real model. The research objective. Using MSC Adams to simulate multiple body systems and verify its suitability for simulating ma-nipulator and robot models. In various versions of the assembled model we can monitor its behavior under different operating conditions. The statement of basic materials. In computer simulation, MSC Adams-View is used to simulate mechanical systems. It has an interactive environment for automated dynamic analysis of parameterized mechanical systems with an arbitrary struc-ture of rigid and flexible bodies with geometric or force joints, in which act gravity, inertia, experimentally designed contact, friction, aerodynamic, hydrodynamic or electromechanical forces and have integrated control, hydraulic, pneumatic or elec-tromechanical circuits. Conclusions. Working with a mathematical model on a computer opens space for specific synthesis of empirical and ana-lytical method of scientific knowledge. Working with the computer model carries the characteristic features of classical experi-mentation. It represents a qualitatively new way of solving tasks that can not be experimented with on a real object. The result is the equivalence of the computer model and the object being investigated with the features and expressions chosen as essen-tial, with accuracy sufficient to the exact purpose.


Author(s):  
Paul T. Semones ◽  
David A. Renfroe ◽  
H. Alex Roberts ◽  
Don Y. Lee

Tire delamination is a significant vehicle dynamics safety problem contributing to the loss of control of passenger vehicles, often resulting in accidents and injuries. This paper examines vehicle handling characteristics after a complete outer tread belt separation on 2-steel belt and 3-steel belt tires. The test vehicle used to examine this phenomenon was a Ford 15-passenger van. The test procedure was the SAE J266 circle test, and the measure of effectiveness was taken to be the lateral acceleration at which the vehicle transitioned to an oversteer characteristic. For a typical tread separation on a 2-steel belted tire, the tire loses one of its steel belts and thus much of its structural rigidity. Vehicle testing using a 3-steel belted tire, in which only the outermost single belt was removed, and the remaining two belts were oriented along opposite diagonals, showed that the vehicle remained in an understeer condition at higher lateral accelerations than with the 2-steel belted tire, indicating that the retention of greater structural rigidity to the impaired tire resulted in it maintaining much of its cornering stiffness. Until now, it has been assumed that the reduction in cornering stiffness of a delaminated tire was predominately due to the low coefficient of friction of the exposed steel belt after delamination. The testing described in this paper suggests that a significant influence on the remaining cornering stiffness of the tire after tread separation is the overall remaining structural rigidity of the tire. From this testing, it is theorized that the rigidity of the delaminated tire is at least as important as the reduced coefficient of friction for the purposes of maintaining vehicle understeer behavior after a delamination.


1997 ◽  
Vol 472 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.S. Low ◽  
S.J. Bull ◽  
A.G. O'Neill

ABSTRACTA simple computer model is proposed to simulate the microstructural evolution of Al-4wt%Cu lines. The model includes the coarsening and pinning of Al2Cu precipitates which occur during normal grain growth. This model is used to explore how Cu-rich precipitates evolve during normal grain growth, and how they affect the evolution of grain structure from polycrystalline to bamboo.


Author(s):  
Maurizio De Lucia ◽  
Carlo Lanfranchi

This work describes the development of a computer modeling system for infrared pyrometry measurement of gas turbine blade temperature. The model accurately evaluates apparent target emissivity and temperature on the basis of the radiation heat fluxes exchanged at steady-state conditions. Experimental testing conducted on gas turbine models in a controlled-temperature furnace has shown that the reliability of the target emissivity prediction effectively reduces one of the major causes of error in infrared pyrometry.


1975 ◽  
Vol 189 (1) ◽  
pp. 231-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. H. Palmer

Hot fuel handling problems of the motor car have engaged the automotive engineer and gasoline refiner since the 1930s. The subject has received considerable attention in the USA and interest in Europe has increased with the need to market cars world-wide. This paper discusses fuel and engine design features associated with the hot fuel handling performance of European cars and includes suggestions on test locations and procedures. Vehicle design features affecting hot fuel handling performance have changed significantly in recent years resulting in the need to improve vapour tolerance. Vehicle design features conducive to good hot fuel handling performance have therefore been enumerated, with particular emphasis being given to the design of mechanical fuel pumps, the component from which most benefits would be reaped by further development. In the future, there will be a need for still closer cooperation between the oil and motor industries to achieve optimum use of natural resources and to provide maximum benefit to the vehicle user.


1994 ◽  
Vol 116 (1) ◽  
pp. 172-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. de Lucia ◽  
C. Lanfranchi

This work describes the development of a computer modeling system for infrared pyrometry measurement of gas turbine blade temperature. The model accurately evaluates apparent target emissivity and temperature on the basis of the radiation heat fluxes exchanged at steady-state conditions. Experimental testing conducted on gas turbine models in a controlled-temperature furnace has shown that the reliability of the target emissivity prediction effectively reduces one of the major causes of error in infrared pyrometry.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garry Pantelis

A brief outline of a feasibility study based on computer modeling of an ocean wave powered boat is presented. The boat consists of a main vessel hull and a trailing float with attached beams that are connected to the sides of the main vessel hull by revolute joints. The computer model is based on a Lagrangian formulation subject to the constraints of motion of the two bodies that a free to move radially about the revolute joints. Of special interest is the performance of the vessel-float system in moderate ocean conditions


2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 464-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine A. Sullivan ◽  
Lisa M. Snyder

Archaeologists, historians, and art historians are increasingly turning to three-dimensional computer modeling to create dynamic visualizations of ancient monuments and urban spaces, but the resulting 3-D content is not always accepted as scholarship and integrated into discipline-specific dialogue. In Digital Karnak: An Experiment in Publication and Peer Review of Interactive, Three-Dimensional Content, Elaine A. Sullivan and Lisa M. Snyder propose a reconceptualization of computer modeling as a new means and form of knowledge production, offer a framework for peer review and publication of 3-D content, and describe an experiment to develop an innovative publication with an interactive computer model at its core. The Digital Karnak model, a geotemporal model of an ancient Egyptian temple, is their case study, a 3-D publication package of which they posted for peer review. This article describes the model's creation, the software interface used for the publication prototype (VSim), and the ways in which this project addresses the challenges of publishing 3-D scholarly content.


2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 345-350
Author(s):  
Anton S. Vasin ◽  
Viktor V. Davidov ◽  
Janna A. Svirina

Background. In a microscopic study of animal and human tissues, researchers are faced with the problem of their objective assessment. Descriptive microscopy is subjective and does not allow to make exact conclusions. A partial counting of some selective elements of tissue is often not sufficiently informative. Use of high-grade morphometry is a very laborious procedure, which is difficult to conduct, repeat and recheck. Descriptive microscopy does not allow to make a model of research for a comprehensive assessment of the results, which complicates making conclusions. Aim. To solve the problem of objective assessment of tissue condition in histomorphological studies and accelerate their implementation with the help of computer modeling. Materials and Methods. The whole process from making micropreparations to the end of their full analysis was divided into 4 stages: photographing the entire area of micropreparations using a video eyepiece microscope, counting histomorphological elements in the photos, construction of a computer model, analysis of the obtained data. Results. An interactive computer model of the experiment was constructed, in which all parameters were combined into a single set, and a change of any value influenced the entire model. It was possible to visualize the obtained results, calculate new parameters, find out the relationship between them and to use additional tools, as, for example, machine training for finding non-obvious relationships between components or for speeding up further calculations. Conclusions. The advantages of computer modeling consist in that it significantly accelerates histomorphological examinations, improves the quality of their processing, makes the procedure more transparent and provides scientists with more opportunities for in-depth analysis. An important advantage is that this technique is suitable for any histomorphological studies.


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