At present the effects of friction are not included in three-dimensional mechanism simulation packages because of the difficulty of determining a friction model for joints such as the spherical joint where the frictional resistance to motion depends not only upon the coefficient of friction and the magnitude of the loading on the joint but also on the pressure distribution within the joint resulting from that loading. Thus the basis of this thesis has been the development of a mathematical model of the effects of friction in a spherical joint which could then be incorporated into a mechanisms simulation program. The model developed has shown that the main factors determining the magnitudes and directions of the frictional effects produced in a spherical joint, apart from the coefficient of friction and the magnitude of the loading, are the extent of the contact area between the ball and the socket and the magnitude of the angle between the axis of rotation of the joint and the direction of the applied load. Experimental results were obtained using apparatus that enabled the frictional moment produced on the socket of a joint to be measured while allowing the angle between the axis of rotation of the ball and the direction of the applied load to be varied between measurements. These results, obtained for a range of values of the coefficient of friction, confirm that this angle is a significant factor in the model and that the model usefully determines the frictional effects produced in a spherical joint.

Within the Master´s Thesis „Repeatability and Reproducibility Improvement of Suspension Components Tests“ is resolution of a problem measurement of the radial elasticity of ball joint with regard for Repeatability and Reproducibility measurement.

The object of this work is design model of ball joint and define boundary conditions for real condition representation as most exact as possible. Then set parameters of test in TRW-DAS, a.s. for prevention of reacceleration with change of failure mode. Summary of ball joints, their testing and accelerated tests is in the beginning of the work. Next part describes ball joint creation in Pro/Engineer, transfer to Ansys, preparing to solution, fatigue test evaluation and comparing with create model.

The subject of this diploma thesis is the design and the development of accelerated Life test of Ball-joint in cooperation with company TRW-DAS a. s. The diploma thesis includes a review about accelerated life tests on specialized tests made by the company. In the thesis are analyzed the preparations of accelerated life tests, the implementation and verification by experiment. The thesis also includes the computer strain simulation of Ball-Joint by FEM software.

The object of this work is design braking device with high repeatability and reproducibility that is used to analyse the measurement system. I developed this work in cooperation with TRW-DAS Dačice a.s. At the beginning, I made a search of the chassis system, testing of ball joints and steering. Furthermore, I made search of the MSA and the types of braking devices. The rest of the work is focused on the design and the thermal analysis of braking device. Then there are the actual test.

L’allègement des véhicules automobiles imposés par des nouvelles règlementations remettent en question le choix des matériaux et des designs dans le développement des nouvelles pièces mécaniques dans l’industrie automobile. Pour les rotules de suspension, cet allègement a pour conséquence l’augmentation de l’intensité du chargement subi par ces organes qui assurent la stabilité du véhicule et sa tenue sous différentes conditions de roulage : virage, freinage brusque, franchissement d’obstacles, etc.. Sous un chargement intense, des phénomènes d’endommagement d’origines mécanique, thermique et tribologique peuvent apparaitre dans le contact conforme de la rotule. La caractérisation et la modélisation de ces phénomènes en fonction du chargement incident ont particulièrement été abordées dans ce travail de thèse. Des essais d’endommagement ont été réalisés sur des rotules automobiles fournies par le partenaire industriel VT2i afin d’appréhender l’influence des sollicitations intenses et répétées sur la dégradation de la fonction rotule d’un véhicule. La reproduction de ces phénomènes sur des éprouvettes ont permis d’identifier les lois de comportement des matériaux constituant la rotule et de définir leur fonctionnement optimal selon les cahiers des charges établis par les clients de VT2i. Une modélisation de l’endommagement du contact pivot-coussinet de la rotule a été proposée et confrontée aux résultats d’essais expérimentaux. La bonne adéquation des résultats de la modélisation avec ceux des essais montre la pertinence de la démarche adoptée. Cette dernière consiste à (i)- analyser la cinématique de la rotule de suspension en fonction du chargement imposé, (ii)- identifier l’évolution du champ de contraintes pendant les phases de roulage, (iii)- calculer le champ de glissements dans le contact et enfin (iv)- évaluer la contribution des différents modes d’endommagement dans la dégradation totale de la rotule. La modélisation a permis de mettre en place un outil d’aide à l’optimisation du contact pivot-coussinet de la rotule et la conception de nouvelles géométries répondant aux contraintes techniques sévères du marché pour notre partenaire industriel / Car weighting from new guidelines challenges material and design engineering in new automotive applications. For suspension ball joints, products weighting consequences are the increase of thermomechanical loading supported by the parts which ensure car stability and road handling (curves, hard braking, obstacle crossing, etc.). Under such loadings, the damage of ball joints are due to mechanical, thermical and tribological aspects that can occur in the conformal contact interface. Characterization and modelling of such phenomenon under different thermomechanical loading has been particularly studied. Damage tests performed on automotive ball joint made by our industrial partner VT2i led to understand the influence of intense and repeated solicitation on the part degradation. The analysis of the same phenomenon tested on material probe test gives information about its behavior and define convenient application regime for each VT2i customer demand. A damage modelling in suspension ball joint contact interface has been proposed and compared to damage tests performed on real ball joints. This good adequation between experimental and modelling results confirmed the pertinence of the proposed modelling approach which consists in (i) analyzing kinematical behavior under different loadings of suspension ball joints, (ii) identifying the stress field evolution during the driving phases, (iii) evaluating the sliding distance field in the contact interface, and last (iv) evaluating the damage mode contributions to the total degradation of the ball joint. The modelling allowed to develop an assistance tool for optimization and design of new ball stud/ball socket contact and geometries of suspension ball joints, responding to the severe technical specifications of the automotive market for our industrial partner VT2i

For the transport of their spacecraft from the vehicle assembly building to the launch pads at Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is using two special crawler transporters since 1965. First developed for the Saturn V rocket the crawler transporters have been sufficient for all following generations of space ships so far. But for the new generation of Orionspacecraft which is under development now, a load capacity increase for the crawler transporter of plus 50% was necessary. For this task Hunger Hydraulik did develop new jacking, equalizing and levelling (JEL) cylinders with sufficient load capacity but also with some new features to improve the availability, reliability and safety of this system. After design approval and manufacture of the cylinders they have been tested in a special developed one-to-one scale dynamic test rig and after passing this the cylinders had to prove their performance in the crawler transporter itself. This article describes the general application and introduces the technical requirements of this project as well as the realized solution.

This diploma thesis deals with the design of several variants of test rig for tests of axial ball joints of passenger cars. The individual design variants are evaluated based on the evaluation matrix and then the best option is selected. Selected proposal includes a complete design including 3D models and strength analyses that focus on the most stressed construction nodes. These design nodes are solved using the finite element method. Hydraulics and hydraulic elements are equipped by the existing equipment from a test lab. At the end of this thesis is solved risk analysis of the new construction and its economic evaluation.

The subject of the thesis is the conversion and alternative proposals for the existing steel structure roofing winter stadium in Znojmo. The building has a rectangular shape with dimensions of 84 x 63 m Roof truss structure is formed purlins and trusses girlandovými, vynášenými two steel arches with a span of 84 m variant solution is full board and reduced lattice truss plate. After evaluating both solutions was chosen the first option, which was subsequently designed and assessed according to applicable standards. Truss plate is designed on the original footprint supported the original concrete bearing walls. Eye lattice plate is a square with sides of length 3.5 mA at 3 m Joints are designed truss balls and anchoring pin.

For the transport of their spacecraft from the vehicle assembly building to the launch pads at Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is using two special crawler transporters since 1965. First developed for the Saturn V rocket the crawler transporters have been sufficient for all following generations of space ships so far. But for the new generation of Orionspacecraft which is under development now, a load capacity increase for the crawler transporter of plus 50% was necessary. For this task Hunger Hydraulik did develop new jacking, equalizing and levelling (JEL) cylinders with sufficient load capacity but also with some new features to improve the availability, reliability and safety of this system. After design approval and manufacture of the cylinders they have been tested in a special developed one-to-one scale dynamic test rig and after passing this the cylinders had to prove their performance in the crawler transporter itself. This article describes the general application and introduces the technical requirements of this project as well as the realized solution.