• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.30 no.9 s.252
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• pp.1041-1048
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• 2006

The pulley is one of core mechanical elements in the power steering system for vehicles. The pulley operates under both the compressive loading and the torque. Therefore, to assure the safety of the power steering system, it is very important to investigate the durability and the optimization of the pulley. In this study, the applied stress distribution of the pulley under high tension and torsion loads was obtained by using finite element analysis. Based on these results the fatigue life of the pulley with the variation of the fatigue strength was evaluated by a durability analysis simulator. The results at 50% and 1% for the failure probability were compared with respect to the fatigue life. In addition to the optimum design for the fatigue life is obtained by the response surface method. The response function utilizes the function of the life and weight factors. Within range for design life condition the minimization of the weight, one of the formulation, is obtained by the optimal design. Moreover the optimum design by considering its durability and validity is verified by the durability test.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.1195-1202
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• 2017

Induction motors often reach their maximum efficiency at the nominal load. In most applications, the machine load is not equal to the nominal load, thus reduces the motor efficiency and turns a greater percent of power into loss. In this paper, the induction motor control problem has been investigated to reduce the system losses. The Field Oriented Control method (FOC) has been employed in this paper. In this research, the mathematical equations related to system losses are calculated in relation to torque and speed, and then the q- and d-axis are summarized according to the current components. After that, the proposed method is applied along with d- and q-axis. In the recent three decades, many techniques have been suggested to improve the induction motor performance using smart and non-smart methods. In this paper, a new PSO-Fuzzy method have used in real time. The fuzzy logic method serves as speed controller in q-axis and PSO algorithm controls the optimum flux in d-axis. It will be proved that the use of this combined method will lead to a significant improvement in motor efficiency.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.29 no.7
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• pp.745-752
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• 2012

The pivot steering of an individual wheel motor drive vehicle is an effective steering maneuver in the narrow road, but it has become a matter of concern that the torque input of each wheel is very difficult to determine. In this study, the independent yaw moment control was proposed for the smooth pivot steering control of an in-wheel drive vehicle. For this control method, the vertical forces of tires were estimated from the trailing arm dynamic model, and the yaw moments of individual wheels were calculated from the vehicle dynamic model. Dynamic simulation results showed that the independent yaw moment control was much more effective on the minimization of the instabilities of pivot steering in comparison with the conventional direct yaw moment control with yaw rate feedback.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.155-165
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• 1989

In this paper, design equations for the calculation of the dimensions and characteristics of the ferrite magnet DC motor are derived. Through the computer iterative calculation applying the parameter survey method with those equations, the design method is presented. The following facts and the propriety of the design method are identified by comparing with the computer simulation results and dimension elements for the proposed motor. (1) The dimension ratio and the pole arc ratio as simulation parameters are in close connection with the dimension elements and motor performance, and those values of the parameter are important factor in determining the reasonable dimension of the motor. (2) It is proved that the minimization of the ferrite magnet volume is possible by representing the permeance coefficient as a function of the flux density ratio only. (3) It is shown that the torque equation suggested by introducing the copper loss area density of the conductors located in the slot is available in the determination of motor dimensions.