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- Title
Simulation of Suspensions, Torsion Bars, and Fifth Wheel for Semitrailers Using Finite Elements.
- Authors
Miralbes, R.; Abad, J.; Valladares, D.
- Abstract
The objective of this paper is the simulation of some different types of elements for semitrailers, like the suspension, both mechanical with springs and pneumatic with a spring and diapresses; other parts like the wheels, the torsion bars, the fifth wheel and the suspension of the tractor unit have also been simulated. Then, the numerical simplified FE model of these elements that allows simulating the real behavior of the suspension to apply adequately the boundary conditions of a heavy vehicle has been obtained for a structural simulation using numerical tools with a good accuracy of the local and global behavior of the vehicle.
- Subjects
TORSION; FIFTH wheels (Couplings); FINITE element method; SUSPENSIONS (Chemistry); COMPUTER simulation; AIR suspension for automobiles
- Publication
Advances in Mechanical Engineering (Sage Publications Inc.), 2013, Vol 5, p1
- ISSN
1687-8132
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2013/548760