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Our goal is to determine the
dynamic response of a caster wheel exposed to a side impact such as hitting a curb. curb This may be simulated in a physical test by dropping a heavy Striker Tool on the side of the wheel. The dropped weight represents side Striker impact on the wheel. Tool The Wheel and Striker Tool are made d off Steel. St l Assume the far face of the Wheel/Axle is constrained. Assume the sides of the Striker are constrained to slide up and down vertical rails. Assume a damping ratio of 0.02 (i.e. 2%) Wheel Constrain End
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From the project schematic, insert a
new Transient Structural system.
Import the Geometry file
caster_test2.agdb
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Edit the Model cell to open the Mechanical application.
verify that the material assignment is Structural Steel
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Suppress the upper Striker.
Expand the geometry Branch, and determine which part is the upper Striker >RMB>Suppress Body Striker. We will incorporate the lower Striker in the simulation only. We will apply an initial velocity to the lower Striker to account for its momentum due to the drop height & force.
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Define the contact between the
bottom of the Striker Tool and the top Edge of the Caster Wheel LMB on >Connections in the Outline Tree. 8 >Insert>Manual Contact Region Use Face select Change Update Stiffness to Each Equilibrium Iteration
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Apply constraints on the end
of the bore to oppose loads on the wheel. Within the Flexible Dynamic Branch >Insert>Fixed Support Use Face Select, LMB and pick i k ffour annular l surfaces f on the bottom of the axle hole.
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The Striker Tool is guided on rails
so it can only travel up and down when dropped on the wheel. >Insert>Frictionless Support Use LMB and pick all four sides of the Striker Tool block. Note: The four sides of the block may consist of more than four total faces depending on how the (CAD) geometry was originally generated.
a Face
a Face
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Apply a gravity inertial load
RMB >Insert>Standard Earth Gravity to account for weight (mass) and to accelerate the Striker downward towards the Wheel. In the Details window, change the Direction in this case to +X (look at the XYZ Triad to understand global orientation)
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Apply an initial velocity on the Striker.
Change At Rest to Constant Velocity Use Body Select and pick and >Apply the Striker Part. Ch Change the th Direction Di ti Defined D fi d By B tot Components C t Enter 10 m/s for X initial velocity is assigned to the picked Striker but not the Caster Wheel
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Check on >Analysis Settings in the
Outline Tree define the analysis settings in the time time domain domain Verify 1 for Number of Steps Verify 1 for Current Step Number Verify y 0.001 for Step end time Enter 0.0001 for Initial Time Step Enter 3e-5 for Minimum Time Step Enter 2e-4 for Maximum Time Step
Solve the Transient analysis.
it may take some hand calculations and/or
trial & error to find values that are appropriate for the scale and severity of your non-linear problem.
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After the Solution is completed review the results.
Very important in many problems like this Set Result Scale to 1.0 ((True Scale)) >Insert additional solution objects of interest
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To get an overall view of the
Dynamic (transient) results step thru the TimeLine for each result plot of interest. interest Evaluate any objects that have lost their Green Checkmark (possibly because the Display time has changed h d due d tot changes h in i the th Timeline. Remember to Animate (Play & Stop) the mode from the Timeline window. You can typically rotate the model during animation too. If time permits, make a note of your results, and >Insert>Sizing (at the mesh object in the outline) and enter a smaller Element Element Size Size (refer to the Graphics Ruler). Then >Solve again and compare results.
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