Introduction to ADAMS

How-To Guide

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ADAMS Software Four-bar Mechanism Simulation

Create Geometry Define Mass & Inertia Properties Connect Parts with Joints Run Simulation Add Measures & Review Results

ADAMS Software

ADAMS stands for Automatic Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems ADAMS has several packages, such as

ADAMS/Solver, that solves nonlinear numerical equations ADAMS/View, that builds, simulate and examine results in a single Graphical User Environment (GUI) ADAMS/Car ADAMS/Chassis ADAMS/Controls ADAMS/Vibration

ADAMS Software

ADAMS Simulation Package is a powerful modeling and simulating environment that lets one build, simulate, refine, and ultimately optimize any mechanical system

Launching ADAMS/View (Windows OS)

Start Menu Programs MSC.Software MSC ADAMS AView ADAMS View

Four-bar Mechanism Simulation

Create Geometry

Applying Grashofs Rule

+ < +

Dimensions
Link Ground Crank Dimension (mm) 400 180

Coupler
Rocker

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360
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Width: Depth:

20 mm 10 mm

Parts (Links, Boxes, Cylinders, Spheres, ) Joints (Revolute, Hooke, Fixed, Translation, ) Actuators (Rotational, Translational, )

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Define Mass & Inertia Properties

Mass
Inertia Properties
Ixx, Iyy

& Izz

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Connect Parts with Joints

Add Revolute Joints

Link with Link Link with Ground

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Run Simulation

Add Rotational Actuator

Crank

Simulation Tool Box

Duration: Steps:

50 sec 500

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Add Measures & Review Results

Add Fixed Marker

Measure Toolbox

Displacement Velocity (Linear & Angular)

Acceleration

(Linear & Angular)

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