• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2001.06a
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• pp.758-763
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• 2001

A concept called Allowable Load Set (ALS) is introduced and methods of finding its boundaries are developed. The resulting diagram allows an easy understanding of load and strength characteristics of a structure in relation to structural integrity under uncertain loading conditions. An allowable load diagram for an ALS visualizes the relation between a prescribed load and a degree of safety of the structure. During the application of the algorithms, critical areas of the structure are identified. A systematic method of finding the allowable load sets for multi-body mechanical systems is especially presented and applied to an excavator as a realistic case.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.41 no.6
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• pp.507-515
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• 2017

Flexible multibody simulations are widely used in the industry to design mechanical systems. In flexible multibody dynamics, deformation coordinates are described either relatively in the body reference frame that is floating in the space or in the inertial reference frame. Moreover, these deformation coordinates are generated based on the discretization of the body according to the finite element approach. Therefore, the formulation of the flexible multibody system always deals with a huge number of degrees of freedom and the numerical solution methods require a substantial amount of computational time. Parallel computational methods are a solution for efficient computation. However, most of the parallel computational methods are focused on the efficient solution of large-sized linear equations. For multibody analysis, we need to develop an efficient formulation that could be suitable for parallel computation. In this paper, we developed a subsystem synthesis method for a flexible multibody system and proposed efficient parallel computational schemes based on the OpenMP API in order to achieve efficient computation. Simulations of a rotating blade system, which consists of three identical blades, were carried out with two different parallel computational schemes. Actual CPU times were measured to investigate the efficiency of the proposed parallel schemes.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.361-367
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• 2010

The barrel cam, which is a type of cylindrical cam, has been widely used as a part of index drive units for automatic manufacturing machines. The axis of rotation of the barrel cam is orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the follower. The index drive rotates or dwells depending on the cam profile, while the cam rotates with a constant velocity. Continuous sliding contact between the barrel cam and the follower surfaces causes wearing of the adhesive between them. This study shows that the contact force between two sliding bodies is responsible for the wear of the barrel cam in the paper-cup-forming machine. This contact force is calculated by using the multibody dynamics model of the paper-cup-forming machine. The analytical result is validated by comparing it to the actual wear spots on the real product.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.37 no.6
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• pp.747-752
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• 2013

Recently, virtual test laboratory techniques have been widely used to reduce vehicle development costs and time. In this study, a virtual durability test process using multibody dynamics simulation and fatigue simulation is proposed. The flexible multibody model of the front half of a car suspension is solved using road loads that are measured from durability test courses such as a Belgian road. To verify the simulation results, the measured loads of components and simulation results are collated.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.437-443
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• 2008

In this paper, analysis and control of the flexible multibody system using MATLAB is presented. The equations of motion of a flexible body are derived in terms of the modal coordinate. The rigid-flexible multibody dynamic solver is developed. Finite element information required to analyze motion of flexible bodies is imported from ANSYS. The modified finite element data, such as modal mass matrix, modal stiffness matrix and constraint mode shapes, is calculated in the solver. Since the solver is developed using MATLAB, it is very easy to connect with SIMULINK which is widely used to control motion of the multibody system. Several simulations are implemented to verify the developed solver. A control example is carried out and the usefulness of the developed solver is demonstrated.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.37 no.9
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• pp.1069-1075
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• 2013

An effective method is necessary for the real-time analysis of an unmanned military robot. To achieve highly efficient simulations, a subsystem synthesis method has been developed. The subsystem synthesis method separately generates equations of motion for the base body and for the subsystem. The equations of motion are expressed by DAE, which consist of differential equations and algebraic equations. To increase the accuracy and efficiency of solutions, DAE solvers such as the Direct, CS (Constraint Stabilization), and GCP (Generalized Coordinate Partitioning) method are employed. In this study, the subsystem synthesis method is applied for effective multi-body dynamics analysis of an unmanned military robot, and a comparative study of three different DAE solvers is carried out.

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.54 no.2
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• pp.41-45
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• 2014

이 글에서는 조인트, 부싱, 댐퍼 그리고 구동기 등으로 연결된 일반적 다물체계의 질량, 강성, 감쇠, 기하학적 제원 등에 존재하는 불확실성의 영향을 동적 해석 및 설계 시 어떻게 체계적으로 고려해야 하는지 대표적인 방법을 중심으로 관련 내용을 소개하고자 한다.

• 연구논문집
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• s.32
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• pp.95-102
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• 2002

An Internet-based dynamic analysis system, called P-DYN, for multibody dynamic systems is developed. All the interfaces of the system are accessible via Web browsers, such as Netscape or Explorer. The system uses a template type P-DYN/Modeler as a preprocessor. The P-DYN postprocessor composed of P-DYN/Plotter and P-DYN/Animator is developed in JAVA. The P-DYN/Solver for predicting the dynamic behavior is run on the server. Anyone who wants to analyze the dynamics of multibody systems or share results data can access the analysis system over the Internet regardless of their OS, platform, or location.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.26-32
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• 2019

This study was conducted to analyze the stresses by impact loads on front-end loaders attached to tractors using flexible multi-body dynamics. The model was designed and validated by comparing previous experimental data with the simulation data obtained in this study. Nine sets of conditions were designed using three weights (500, 300, and 100 kg) loaded inside a bucket and three heights (1700, 1350, and 1000 mm) of the bucket from ground level. A parametric study was carried out at five locations for two types of parts of a front-end loader. All the safety factors for the five locations under all conditions were calculated and were greater than 1. Thus, the designs of the front-end loaders were structurally safe. Based on this study, front-end loaders attached to tractors can be designed effectively in terms of cost and safety.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.18 no.8
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• pp.1974-1984
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• 1994

This paper presents a relative coordinate formulation for constrained mechanical systems. Relative coordinates are defined along degrees of freedom of a joint. Graph theoretic analyses are performed to identify topological paths in mechanical systems. Cut constraints are generated to handle closed loop systems. Equations of motion are derived in the Cartesian space and transformed to the joint space. Relative generalized coordinates are corrected to satisfy the cut constraints by a parametrizatiom method.