Optimum Cam Profile Design and Experimental Verification on an OHC Type Cam-valve System

OHC형 캠-밸브 기구의 최적 캠 형상설계 및 실험적 검증

In this work, a 6 degree of freedom lumped mass model is constructed for an OHC-type cam valve train analysis, and the model is verified experimentally. Using the verified model, an optimum cam profile is designed to minimize the maximum contact force between cam and follower under the constraints such as cam lift and cam event angle. The designed cam was carefully machined and tested experimentally. As operating the designed cam shaft on the test rig, the valve motion was precisely measured with laser displacement meter and the contact force was indirectly monitored by measuring strain at a certain point of the finger follower. Judging from the model simulation and experiment results, the maximum contact force can be reduced as much as more than 16.7 percent under maintaining the original valve flow area by adopting the optimum cam profile.

본 연구에서는 OHC형 캠-밸브 기구의 6자유도 집중 질량계 모델을 기본으로 하고, 밸브변위와 선회종동자(oscillating-follower or finger-follower)의 동적 스트 레인을 측정하여 모델의 타당성을 검증하고, 또 최적화 기법을 도입하여 밸브 개폐시 기, 밸브변위 그리고 최소 접촉력 등을 구속조건으로 주고 캠과 종동자 사이의 최대 접촉력을 최소화 시키도록 최적 캠 형상을 설계하였다. 그리고 설계된 캠을 정밀 가 공하여 최적화 설계의 타당성 및 접촉력을 실험을 통하여 검증하였다.