SummaryThis paper focuses on determining the technical condition of a bearing box in the vehicle by means of vibrodiagnostics. In the next step, we determined the technical condition of roller bearings in the bearing box by measuring the vibration signal. One of the possibilities of determining the technical condition, including the location of accelerometers, the arrangement of relevant measured devices, and the analysis of frequency spectrum, is described in the paper. The aim of the experiment was to measure vibrations of the bearings placed in the vehicle bearing box and then to carry out the analysis of the measured data. The second part of the paper presents the analysis of samples of the plastic lubricant used for lubricating the tested roller bearings. For the analysis, we used an AES Spectroil Q100 device which works on the principle of atomic spectral analysis.
This paper focuses on creating a virtual model of mechanical gearbox used in medium-sized terrain vehicle using MSC.Adams software. This software is regarded as the most common and effective tool to simulate the gearbox as multibody system and to record and analyse the vibration signal from the gearbox. The paper makes an overview of modelling and simulation and performs an analysis with frequency spectrum. The paper demonstrates that it is possible to simulate vibration signals through the model of the gearbox created in 3D CAD software and then analyse in multi-body dynamics software MSC.Adams. Successful application of the virtual model not only help us decrease the cost of design work, but also help us identify the patterns of the vibration signal and the relations between the signal and the technical condition of the gearbox. The goal is to create a virtual model of a mechanical gearbox. In MSC.Adams, the vibration values of the rotating components can be detected in different gears. These values are then analysed and evaluated. The result is a simulation of fault states and identification of vibration frequencies for practical applications.
The article deals with the service life of torsion bars in tracked vehicles. The aim of the article is to show the suitability of accelerated tests and modelling for determining the service life of torsion bars, which takes many years in real operation. The design of a test bench for accelerated tests is presented together with limiting conditions, which were afterwards verified. Subsequently, a virtual model of the torsion bar of a tracked vehicle was created with the help of finite elements. Dynamic modelling was performed by MSC Adams software with a module using finite elements. Furthermore, the article shows the possibility of using the Monte Carlo method to determine the service life of torsion bars of tracked vehicles. The Monte Carlo utility of Accelerated Life Testing Analysis (ALTA) software is used to obtain failure data at specified test stress levels. Using the Monte Carlo simulation, one data set is generated containing values that are arranged in dependence on the specific lifetime distribution of the Weibull distribution. Finally, a comparison of the experiment with the calculated values is performed. The results obtained can be used to compile an accelerated test plan. This modelling design saves a lot of money and time to determine the life of the torsion bar in tracked vehicles.
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