REALLOCATION OF SYSTEM MASS AND STIFFNESS FOR ACHIEVING TARGET SPECIFICATIONS

The development of a system model involves the assemblage of many important components from a dynamic standpoint. The performance of the system is dependent on the dynamic characteristics of each of the components. In an attempt to improve the overall system characteristics, targets are typically specified at the system level. The determination of the component characteristics to achieve these targets are the purpose of this work. Using these targets, an inverse optimisation process can be utilized to determine the adjustment of the mass and stiffness of the system. However, the inverse process will smear the mass and stiffness over all the system degrees of freedom unless all the system equations are utilized in the inverse process or unless some constraints are applied to the set of equations. This smearing tends to confuse the proper mass and stiffness that are needed to achieve the design targets to meet the desired component dynamic characteristics. This work utilizes analytical model improvement techniques along with localization of model change procedures to determine the component target characteristics. As part of the procedure, the existing topology of the finite element model can be modified to restrict or allow additional elemental connectivities in the optimisation process. (A)

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• Authors:
  • AVITABILE, P
  • TSUJI, H
  • O'CALLAHAN, J
  • DECLERCK, J P
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 97-121
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Vehicle Noise and Vibration
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 1/2
  • Publisher: Inderscience Enterprises Limited
  • ISSN: 1479-1471
  • EISSN: 1479-148X
  • Serial URL: http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=IJVNV

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Finite element method; Mathematical models; Stiffness; Vehicle components; Vehicles
• ITRD Terms: 1354: Components of the vehicle; 9011: Design (overall design); 6490: Finite element method; 6473: Mathematical model; 5931: Stiffness; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Design; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00973326
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: May 6 2004 12:00AM