All Terrain Vehicle Flexible Multibody Dynamic Simulation for Fatigue Prediction

This study presents the flexible-body dynamic analysis and simulated stress recovery of vehicle components to predict their lifetime when maneuvering on an uneven random road. The subject of this study was an all-terrain vehicle (ATV). The body frame and suspension system were modeled as flexible elements for multibody dynamic simulation. The simulations in this study revealed the stress from the flexible elements and predicted the component fatigue life using the retrieved stresses. This approach considers the interaction between dynamic forces and structure deformation and achieves more accurate structure stress prediction and fatigue life prediction.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/725315
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/16878132
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2013 Jia-Shiun Chen and Hsiu-Ying Hwang.
• Authors:
  • Chen, Jia-Shiun
  • Hwang, Hsiu-Ying
• Publication Date: 2013

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 6p
• Serial:
  • Advances in Mechanical Engineering
  • Volume: 2013
  • Issue Number: Article ID 725315
  • Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 1687-8132
  • EISSN: 1687-8140
  • Serial URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/ade
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: All terrain vehicles; Dynamic loads; Fatigue strength; Simulation; Suspension systems; Vehicle bodies; Vehicle components
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01505265
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 27 2014 11:03AM