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Predicting the Fatigue Life Of Steering System Mechanism Of Three Axis Trucks

Mohsen Lotfi

Abstract


The steering system is considered as one of the most important subsystems in vehicles in
that any faults in its functioning can result in the occurrence of catastrophic road accidents.
One of the most important considerations in the design of the steering mechanism is the
resistance of the components of the steering mechanism against the cyclic stresses (loads)
from the road. Therefore, the fatigue analysis of the components of the steering mechanism
under cyclic stresses is of paramount importance. Naturally, the necessity of such analysis is
felt more for heavy-duty trucks than for cars in that in heavy duty vehicles the axis are
comparatively under much heavier loads and stresses. Hence, the present study focuses on
the fatigue analysis of the steering mechanism in heavy-duty vehicles (trucks). The present
study tries to study the functioning of the steering mechanism through running a fatigue
analysis on all components of the steering wheel as a whole, at the same time. In this study,
first, ADAMS/car software was used to develop the relevant dynamic model for the vehicle
and its steering mechanism. Then, the developed model was tested by a standard maneuver
which put the steering mechanism under the strongest cyclic loads and stressed, and the
forces exerted to the steering mechanism at different speeds were measured and recorded.


Keywords


fFatigue Analysis, Aba qus , steering system, ADAMS, Dynamics

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