Finite Element Analysis on Robotic Arm for Waste Management Application

2015 ◽  
Vol 786 ◽  
pp. 372-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Razali Zol Bahri ◽  
Datu Derin Nurul Atikah
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Robotic Arm ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Detail Design ◽  
Management Application

Articulated robotic arm is used for handling and separating waste in waste management facility. In the proses of designing the robotic arm, an analysis such as simulation of finite element analysis would very helpful in the early stage of the design. The result of the analysis will show the strength or weakness of the design before the stage of redesign and fabrication. This project focuses on thorough analysis on the design project of robotic arm for waste management application. The CAD software, SolidWorks is used to model the detail design of the robotic arm, and to simulate the motion of the device. The analysis included force analysis on the structure of the robotic arm and motion simulation on the robotic arm. The robotic arm used four servomotors for overall operation; three for its joints, and one for the gripping mechanism. The gripper was designed and fabricated using aluminium sheet due to the high strength-to-density ratio of the material. Based on the results, a better design of robotic arm with different gripping mechanism is proposed. The difference between two designs is clearly brought a large development where the ability of the robotic arm to lift up a larger weight of object is considered as a success. The method and materials of the project is detailed in the paper.

scholarly journals Finite Element Analysis on Behavior of Reinforced Hollow High Strength Concrete Filled Square Steel Tube Short Columns under Axial Compression

2021 ◽  
Vol 2101 (1) ◽  
pp. 012059
Author(s):  
Z J Yang ◽  
X Li ◽  
G C Li ◽  
S C Peng
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
High Strength Concrete ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Concrete Strength ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Steel Tube ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Steel Strength ◽  
Square Steel Tube

Abstract Hollow concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) member is mainly adopted in power transmission and transformation structures, but when it is used in the superstructure with complex stress, the hollow CFST member has a low bearing capacity and is prone to brittle failure. To improve the mechanical performance of hollow CFST members, a new type of reinforced hollow high strength concrete-filled square steel tube (RHCFSST) was proposed, and its axial compression performance was researched. 18 finite element analysis (FEA) models of axially loaded RHCFSST stub columns were established through FEA software ABAQUS. The whole stress process of composite columns was studied, and parametric studies were carried out to analyze the mechanical performance of the member. Parameters of the steel strength, steel ratio, deformed bar and sandwich concrete strength were varied. Based on the simulation results, the stress process of members can be divided into four stages: elastic stage, elastoplastic stage, descending stage and gentle stage. With the increase of steel strength, steel ratio, the strength of sandwich concrete and the addition of deformed bars, the ultimate bearing capacity of members also increases. Additionally, the increment of those parameters will improve the ductility of the member, except for the sandwich concrete strength.

Finite Element Analysis of the Influence of Weld Size on the Combined Connection with Bolts and Welds

2014 ◽  
Vol 578-579 ◽  
pp. 1276-1280
Author(s):  
Jian Suo Ma ◽  
Run Shan Bai ◽  
Min Feng Li ◽  
Yuan Qing Wang ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Weld Joint ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Joint Performance ◽  
Practical Engineering ◽  
Bolt Connection

The combined connection with welds and bolds mainly refers to Interaction of weld and high-strength bolts. Both bolts and welds show influence on the performance of the combined connection. In practical engineering, because of limited joint size, only welds’ performence can increase bolts number or load. Therefore, it need to explore the influences of weld on joint performance. Moreover, for given determined bolt connection, it is necessary to discuss the influences of weld size, weld length and weld height, on the performance of a certain weld joint.

RPC Pole Composite Cross Arm Design and Wind-Induced Dynamic Analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 919-921 ◽  
pp. 280-283
Author(s):  
Yan Zhong Ju ◽  
Nian Tong ◽  
Qi Wu
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Transmission Lines ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Analysis Software ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Fluctuating Wind

The author puts forward a new insulation cross arm, uses the insulation and high strength composite materials (FRP), to replace the steel applied to the RPC pole cross arm, this not only has a full bar maintenance-free features, and can shorten transmission corridor again, for the construction of resource intensive transmission lines has important practical significance. In addition, this paper uses finite element analysis software ANSYS, considering the influence of fluctuating wind, in the modal analysis and dynamic response illustrates the actuality of cross arm application of composite materials.

Finite Element Analysis of Flexible Pipes Under Compression

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Ribeiro Malta ◽  
Clóvis de Arruda Martins
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Large Displacements ◽  
Flexible Pipe ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Flexible Pipes ◽  
Compressive Loads ◽  
Surface Vessel

Axial compressive loads can appear in several situations during the service life of a flexible pipe, due to pressure variations during installation or due to surface vessel heave. The tensile armor withstands well tension loads, but under compression, instability may occur. A Finite Element model is constructed using Abaqus in order to study a flexible pipe compound by external sheath, two layers of tensile armor, a high strength tape and a rigid nucleus. This model is fully tridimensional and takes into account all kinds of nonlinearities involved in this phenomenon, including contacts, gaps, friction, plasticity and large displacements. It also has no symmetry or periodical limitations, thus permitting each individual wire of the tensile armor do displace in any direction. Case studies were performed and their results discussed.

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