An Adding Mass Method for Stiffly Mechanical System Simulation and Applications to Construction Machinery

Abstract

A characteristic improvement method for dynamic simulation of a stiff mechanical system by adding mass is presented. Hydraulic systems with check valves and control valves on construction machinery exhibit piecewise-linear characteristics for hydraulic flow rate and spool stroke. The proposed improvement method involves no time delay in determining the mass by considering both eigenvalue distortion of the system and time response. This paper shows a practical application to the boom derricking system of a rough terrain crane, and demonstrates that this method is useful for dynamic simulation of hydraulic system including stiff piecewise-linear elements.