基于QZSS和座椅半自动悬架的振动压路机平顺性提升

为了提高振动压路机的平顺性,提出了一种座椅悬架的半主动悬架(SAS)和准零刚度结构(QZSS)的组合.建立了3-D振动压路机的动力学模型,在弹塑性土壤各种工作条件下,对座椅的SAS和QZSS进行仿真与性能分析.将驾驶员座椅的加权加速度均方根值(a ws)和功率谱密度加速度(PSD)作为目标函数,进行了试验研究,以验证模型的准确性.研究结果表明,与座椅的被动悬架相比,座椅的SAS显著提高了振动压路机的平顺性,而座椅被动悬架中添加QZSS比座椅的SAS更能提高平顺性.特别是QZSS添加在座椅SAS中,驾驶员座椅的a ws和最大PSD值相比座椅的被动悬架分别降低了75.7%和74.3%.因此,将QZSS添加在座椅SAS中,可以进一步提高振动压路机的平顺性.

基于三维动力学模型的重型卡车动态参数对平顺性的影响

为了研究重型卡车动态参数对驾驶员舒适性的影响,以路面随机不平度为激扰,以驾驶室座椅垂向、驾驶室的俯仰角和侧倾角的加权加速度均方根值为目标函数,建立了13自由度的三维动力学模型.采用Matlab/Simulink软件对整车模型进行仿真计算,分析了不同系统参数,如悬架、轮胎、驾驶室悬架和驾驶员座椅悬架的参数对驾驶员座椅垂向振动、驾驶室前后和左右晃动的影响.研究结果表明:悬架系统中刚度和阻尼参数的最佳匹配对车辆平顺性的影响非常明显;随着悬架系统和轮胎刚度的增加,车辆平顺性从优向劣转变,而随着悬架系统阻尼的增加,车辆平顺性呈现从劣转优现象.该研究为重型卡车悬架系统设计提供相应的理论依据.

Effects of crankpin bearing speed and dimension on engine power

A new method combining the slider-crank mechanism dynamic(SCM)and crankpin bearing(CB)lubrication models is proposed to analyze the effects of CB dimensions and engine speed on the lubrication efficiency and friction power loss(LE-FPL)of an engine.The dynamic and lubrication equations are then solved on the basis of the combined model via an algorithm developed in MATLAB.To enhance the reliability of the research results,the experimental data of combustion gas pressure is applied for simulation.The load bearing capacity(or oil film pressure),friction force,friction coefficient,and eccentricity ratio of the CB are selected as objective functions to evaluate the LE-FPL.The effects of engine speed,bearing width,and bearing radius on the LE-FPL are then evaluated.Results show that reductions in engine speed,bearing width,or bearing radius can decrease the FPL but reduce the LE of the engine and vice versa.In particular,the LE-FPL can effectively be improved by slightly reducing the bearing width and bearing radius or maintaining engine speed at 2000 r/min.

Ride quality evaluation of the soil compactor cab supplemented by auxiliary hydraulic mounts via simulation and experiment

In order to evaluate the ride quality of the soil compactor cab supplemented by the auxiliary hydraulic mounts (AHM), a nonlinear dynamic model of the soil compactor interacting with the off-road deformable terrain is established based on Matlab/Simulink sofware. The power spectral density (PSD) and the weighted root mean square (RMS) of acceleration responses of the vertical driver s seat, the cab s pitch and roll angle are chosen as objective functions in low-frequency range. Experimental investigation is also used to verify the accuracy of the model. The influence of the damping coefficients of the AHM on the cab s ride quality is analyzed, and damping coefficients are then optimized via a genetic algorithm program. The research results show that the cab s rubber mounts added by the AHM clearly improve the ride quality under various operating conditions. Particularly, with the optimal damping coefficients of the front-end mounts c a 1,2 = 1 500 N · s/m and of the rear-end mounts c a 3,4 =2 335 N · s/m, the weighted RMS values of the driver s seat, the cab s pitch and roll angle are reduced by 22.2%, 18.8%, 58.7%, respectively. Under the condition of the vehicle travelling, with the optimal damping coefficients of c a 1,2 = 1 500 N · s/m and c a 3,4 =1 882 N · s/m, the maximum PSD values of the driver s seat, the cab s pitch and roll angle are clearly decreased by 36.7%, 54.7% and 50.6% under the condition of the vehicle working.

Performance analysis of semi-active cab’s hydraulic system of the vibratory roller using optimal fuzzy-PID control

In order to evaluate the performance of semi-active cab’s hydraulic mounts(SHM)of the off-road vibratory roller with the optimal fuzzy-PID(proportional integral derivative)control,a nonlinear dynamic model of the vehicle interacting with off-road terrains is established based on Matlab/Simulink software.The weighted root-mean-square(RMS)acceleration responses of the driver’s seat heave and the cab’s pitch angle are chosen as objective functions.The SHM is then optimized and analyzed via the optimal fuzzy-PID control under different operation conditions.The simulations results show that the driver’s ride comfort and the cab shaking are greatly affected by the off-road terrains under various operating conditions of the vehicle,especially at the speed from 8 to 12 km/h on a very poor terrain surface of Grenville soil ground under the vehicle travelling.With SHM using the optimal fuzzy-PID control,the driver’s ride comfort and the cab shaking are clearly improved under various operation conditions of the vehicle,particularly at the speed from 6 to 7 km/h of the vehicle traveling.

Effect of the off-road terrains on the ride comfort of construction vehicles

In order to evaluate the impact of off-road terrains on the ride comfort of construction vehicles,a nonlinear dynamic model of the construction vehicles interacting with the terrain deformations is established based on Matlab/Simulink software.The weighted root mean square(RMS)acceleration responses and the power spectral density(PSD)acceleration responses of the driver s seat heave,the pitch and roll angle of the cab in the low-frequency region are chosen as objective functions under different operation conditions of the vehicle.The results show that the impact of off-road terrains on the driver s ride comfort and health is clear under various conditions of deformable terrains and range of vehicle velocities.In particular,the driver s ride comfort is greatly affected by a soil terrain while the comfortable shake of the driver is strongly affected by a sand terrain.In addition,when the vehicle travels on a poor soil terrain in the frequency range below 4 Hz,more resonance peaks of acceleration PSD responses occurred than that on a rigid road of ISO 2631-1 level C.Thus,the driver s health is significantly affected by the deformable terrain in a low-frequency range.

Applying machine learning for cars’semi-active air suspension under soft and rigid roads

To improve the ride quality and enhance the control efficiency of cars’semi-active air suspensions(SASs)under various surfaces of soft and rigid roads,a machine learning(ML)method is proposed based on the optimized rules of the fuzzy control(FC)method and car dynamic model for application in SASs.The root-mean-square(RMS)acceleration of the driver’s seat and car’s pitch angle are chosen as the objective functions.The results indicate that a soft surface obviously influences a car’s ride quality,particularly when it is traveling at a high-velocity range of over 72 km/h.Using the ML method,the car’s ride quality is improved as compared to those of FC and without control under different simulation conditions.In particular,compared with those cars without control,the RMS acceleration of the driver’s seat and car’s pitch angle using the ML method are respectively reduced by 30.20% and 19.95% on the soft road and 34.36% and 21.66% on the rigid road.In addition,to optimize the ML efficiency,its learning data need to be updated under all various operating conditions of cars.

Comparison of the vibration isolation performance of a seat suspension with various design modes

Three design modes of seat suspension,i.e.,negative stiffness elements(NSEs),damping elements(DEs),and negative stiffness-damping elements(NSDEs),are proposed to evaluate the ride performance of a vehicle.Based on a dynamic model of a seat suspension and indexes of the root mean square deformation and acceleration of the seat suspension(x RMS)and driver s seat(a RMS),the influence of the design parameters of the NSEs,DEs,and NSDEs on the driver s ride comfort is evaluated.A genetic algorithm is then applied to optimize the parameters of the NSEs,DEs,and NSDEs.The study results indicate that the design parameters of the NSEs and NSDEs remarkably influence x RMS and a RMS,whereas those of the DEs insignificantly influence x RMS and a RMS.Based on the optimal results of the NSEs,DEs,and NSDEs,the damping force of the DEs is 98.3%lower than the restoring force of the NSEs.Therefore,the DEs are ineffective in decreasing x RMS and a RMS.Conversely,the NSEs combined with the damping coefficient of the seat suspension strongly reduce x RMS and a RMS.Consequently,the NSEs can be added to the seat suspension,and the damping coefficient of the seat suspension can also be optimized or controlled to further enhance the vehicle s ride performance.

Influence of micro asperity contact and radial clearance on the tribological properties of crankpin bearings

A new hybrid numerical method that couples the dynamic slider-crank mechanism(SCM)and crankpin bearing(CB)lubrication models is proposed to analyze the effect of micro asperity contact on the tribological properties of a CB.In the hybrid model,the dynamic equations of the SCM are established based on the Newton method,while the lubrication equations of the CB are established on the basis of the Reynolds equation.Experimental data of the engine are also used in simulation analyses to enhance the reliability of the results.The load-bearing capacity(LBC)and friction force of the CB are selected as objective functions.Results show that the LBC has a negligible effect on the tribological properties of the CB,but the friction force greatly affects the resistance of the bearing under different radial clearances and surface roughness values.In particular,the maximum friction force in the asperity contact region accounts for 40.5%of the maximum total friction force at a radial clearance of 5μm and 77.7%of the maximum total friction of the CB with a surface roughness of 10μm.

Method of ameliorating the lubrication and friction performance of an engine based on different microtextures

A design of different microtextures on the surface of the crankpin bearing(CB)is proposed to ameliorate the lubrication and friction performance(LFP)of engines.On the basis of the CB s hydrodynamic lubrication model,the bearing surface of CB using different microtextures,such as wedge-shaped textures(WSTs),square textures(STs),circular textures(CTs),and combined square-circular textures(CSCTs),is simulated and assessed under various external loads of the CB at an engine speed of 2000 r/min.The pressure of the oil film,the frictional force,the force of the solid asperity contact,and the friction coefficient of the CB are used as objective functions.Results indicate that the bearing surface designed by the STs remarkably improves the CB s LFP in comparison with other structures of WSTs,CTs,and CSCTs.Particularly,the average values of the frictional force,solid asperity contact,and friction coefficient of the CB using the STs are greatly reduced by 28.5%,14.5%,and 33.2%and by 34.4%,26.3%,and 43.6%in comparison with the optimized CB dimensions and CTs,respectively.Therefore,the application of the STs on the CB surfaces can enhance the LFP of engines.

Low-frequency ride comfort of vibratory rollers equipped with cab hydro-pneumatic mounts

Based on the advantages of hydraulic and pneumatic mounts,a new hydro-pneumatic mount(HPM)is proposed to improve the low-frequency ride comfort of vibration rollers.Through the experiment of the vibratory roller,a nonlinear vehicle dynamic model working on off-road soil grounds is then established to assess the HPM's ride comfort in the low-frequency region.Two indices,the power spectral density(PSD)acceleration and root mean square(RMS)acceleration of the operator vibration and cab shaking,are chosen as objective functions in both the frequency and time regions.The research results show that when the cab isolations are equipped with the HPM,the RMS values of the operator's seat,cab's pitch and roll angles are reduced by 35%,42%and 53%;and the maximum PSD of the operator's seat,cab's pitch and roll angles are decreased by 39%,59%and 65%,respectively.Consequently,the characteristics of the nonlinear damper and high-static stiffness of HPM can greatly reduce the operator vibration and cab shaking in the low-frequency region when compared to the vibratory roller's cab using the rubber mounts.