A generally applicable 3D truck ride simulation with coupled rigid bodies and finite element models

Heavy Vehicle Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-85

  Ibrahim, I M ^a  

^a Helwan University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

3D simulation; Finite element model; Random vibration; Truck ride

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE FRAMES; AXLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); KINETIC ENERGY; MACHINE DESIGN; MODAL ANALYSIS; RIDING QUALITIES; TRUCK DRIVERS;

FLEXIBLE FRAME STRUCTURE; GAUSSIAN RANDOM EXCITATIONS; MODAL SUPERPOSITION THEORY; TRUCK RIDE SIMULATION; RANDOM VIBRATION; ROOT MEAN SQUARES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) SIMULATION; TRUCK RIDES;

TRUCKS;

EID: 1342266052     PISSN: 13517848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijhvs.2004.004032     Document Type: Article

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