Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
MSD 2101
Group name: Steroid Monsters
MCS/ADAMS project Mark awarded
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Name F.J Swanepoel A.J Rossouw
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Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3 [Link] working explanation ....................................................................................................... 3 2. Analysis results .................................................................................................................................... 4 ADAMS silmulation ................................................................................................................................. 8 Comparrison between calculations and ADAMS .................................................................................... 8 Result entrepetations ............................................................................................................................. 8
Introduction
The project was to build a planar system where the system will be analysed through normal calculations using the principles of dynamics and also to model the hole system on the ADAMS software and to compare our calculations against the ADAMS software and learn how to use the software to simulate real systems or problems.
[Link] working explanation
foto Our mechanism is constructed out of plywood the two wheels is connected to the plywood base. The two wheels can rotate freely without the connection between them. When they are connected by the connecting rod they can rotate together although only one wheel is externally driven by an external force such as a motor or in this case a steam engine.
The mechanism is a very simplified version of the original train wheel which can be found on an old steam locomotive as shown below
Figure 1
[Image courtesy of dreamstime, www, [Link]/stock-photo-train-wheels-image12292950, visited on 02 April 2014]
It works by the force created by the rod connecting the two wheels as shown. Because of the rod not being centred on the wheels it creates a moment [ on the wheel, which in result turns both wheels on the same time. The motion that is examined is rotation of the wheels representing train wheels. We assumed no-slip conditions and no friction is present in our system.
2. Analysis results
We assumed that one of the wheels has an angular velocity of 400 rad/s and then determined the velocities on the point of the rod that connects the rod and the wheels for every 45 degrees. Formula for velocity:
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For 90 degrees: r = 0.02j m For 135 degrees: r = -0.0141i + 0.0141j m For 180 degrees: v = 400k x [-0.0141i + 0.0141j] = -5.657i 5.657j m/s v = 400k x 0.02j = -8i m/s
r = -0.02i m For 225 degrees: r = -0.0141i -0.0141j m For 270 degrees: r = -0.02j m For 315 degrees: r = 0.0141i -0.0141j m For 360 degrees: r = 0.02i m For 45 degrees: r = 0.0141i +0.0141j m
v = 400k x -0.02i
= -8j m/s
v = 400k x [-0.0141i -0.0141j]
= 5.657i -5.657j m/s
v = 400k x -0.02j
= 8i m/s
v = 400k x [0.0141i -0.0141j]
= 5.657i +5.657j m/s
v = 400k x 0.02i
= 8j m/s
v = 400k x [0.0141i +0.0141j]
= -5.657i +5.657j m/s
Now we calculated But
is 0 because of constant angular velocity thus implying no angular acceleration, therefore
Now we calculated
for every 45 degrees, starting once again at 90 degrees.
For 90 degrees: r = 0.02j m = 400k x (400k x 0.02j) = -3200i m/
For 135 degrees: r = -0.0141i + 0.0141j m = 400k x (400k x -0.0141i + 0.0141j) = 2262.8i -22262.8j m/
For 180 degrees: r = -0.02i m = 3200i m/
For 225 degrees: r = -0.0141i -0.0141j m = 2262.8i +2262.8j m/
For 270 degrees: r = -0.02j = 3200j m/
For 315 degrees: r = 0.0141i 0.0141j m = -2262.8i +2262.8j m/ For 360 degrees: r = 0.02i m =-3200i m/
For 45 degrees: r = 0.0141i +0.0141j m = -2262.8i -2262.8j m/
For another configuration: We moved the rod to a radius of 10mm or 0.01m from the wheel centres and calculated the velocities of the point that connects the rod with the wheels and the acceleration of the point. Once again , because . =0
For 90 degrees: r = 0.01j m v = -4i m/s, = -1600j m/
For 135 degrees: r = -7.071* i 7.071* jm = 1131.2i -1131.2j m/
v = -2.828i -2.828j m/s
For 180 degrees: r = -0.01i m v = -4j m/s = 1600i m/
For 225 degrees r=(-7.071* )i-(7071* )j =1131.2i+1131.2j m/
v=2.828i-2.828j m/s
For 270 degrees r= -0.01j m v=4i m/s =1600j m/
For 315 degrees r= (7.071* )i - (7.071* )j m = -1131.2i +1131.2j m/
v= 2.828i+2.828j m/s
For 360 degrees r= 0.01i m
v=4j m/s
= -1600im/
For 45 degrees r= (7.071* )i + (7.071* )j m = -1131.2i -1131.2j m/
v= -2.828i+2.828j m/s
ADAMS silmulation
Comparrison between calculations and ADAMS
As can be seen from the hand calculations and the ADAMS graphs it is clear that the velocities will only be planar. The hand calculations and the ADAMS results also resemble the same path of work. Also the velocities and accelerations resemble the same direction. There could be errors made in ADAMS as it is software not familiar to us, although the general path of work and direction of movement is the same.
Result entrepetations
From the previous section it can be derived that our hand calculations is more correct because we are not so familiar with ADAMS than with hand calculations. Alhought the ADAMS is simmulare to the hand calculations we rather trust our hand calculations