RealisticSimulationofaFlexible

MechanismusingANSYSSolutions
AchuthRao,Ph.D.
ProductLineManager
ProductManagementGroup
ANSYSInc.
SolutionBrandsandProducts
Structural Fluids Explicit

ANSYS/AUTODYN
ANSYS/Mechanical CFX/FLUENT

ANSYS/Multiphysics
Electromagnetics Meshing Optimization

ANSYS/EMAG ANSYS/DesignXplorer
ICEMCFD
 GeometryandCADintegration

Benefits
SupportforallmajorCAD
systemsandfileformats
BiDirectionalAssociativity
Parameterdatatypes
supported:
Geometry
CADParameters
MaterialProperties
Attributes(Loads;Constraintsetc.)
 Workflow:DynamicDropTestAnalysis
Benefits
Integrateddynamicssolvercapability
Reducestotalsolutiontimethrough
CAD:CATIAR17
meshing;preprocessing;solutionand
postprocessing
Accuratephysicalrepresentationas
comparedtorigidmultibodysolvers
ANSYS Workbench
Flexibilitycanbeintroducedwhen
neededeitherbasedoncomponent ANSYSDesignModeler
modesynthesisorfullnonlinear
analysis
ANSYSSimulation
CADassociativity allowsforeasy
parametricupdatedtodesign
 ANSYSFlexibleMultibodyDynamics
Benefits
Automaticconnectionssetup
Implicitstructuralsolution
Multisteptransientanalysis
FEbasedrigidbodyanalysis
Nonlinearcontactwithfriction
Geometrybasedloadingand
processingofdynamicsdata
Rigidtoflexiblepartconversion
ComponentModeSynthesis(CMS)
techniquesformodelreductionand
flexibility
 ConnectorsandFERepresentation

Geometryrepresentation FEMeshRepresentation
Connectorsandcontactbehaviordefinedongeometry
EquivalentFErepresentationthoughmassandconnectors
NonlinearContactModelingwithFriction

Rigidrigidcontactmodelbetween
tireandrunway
Nonlinearfrictionalcontactwith
betweentiresandrunway
ContactMesh TireRepresentation:
Tirestiffnessanddampingmodeling
usingspringsanddampersbelow
runway

Tire Stiffness and Damping

K = 10000 lb/in
C = 5 lbf-sec/in
 StiffnessandDampingCharacteristics
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500000
400000
300000

200000
100000

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0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 NonlinearDampingCurve
NonlinearStiffnessCurve 1800
1600
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1200
1000
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 LandingGearwithoutRotationandContact

Rotationoftiresandcontactwithpaymentignored
Tiremodelapproximatedwithaspringdampersystem
250000

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Reactionvs StrutStroke
 LandingGearwithRotationandFriction

Rotationofwheelatapproachspeedof150mph
Frictionbehaviorwithcontact
Tiremodelapproximatedwithaspringdampersystem
250000

200000

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50000

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Reactionvs StrutStroke
DynamicDropTestAnalysis

Reactionvs StrutStroke
 FMBDSolutionStrategies&Benefits

TraditionalTechniques

MESH PRE FEA CB MBD POST

FEBasedApproach Savings

MESH PRE FEA POST

CB=CraigBamptom Technique
FEbasedFMBDofferstimesavingsintotalsolution
timeascomparedtotraditionalapproaches
Madepossiblebyanintegratedsolutionenvironment
combinedwithimprovementsinsolvertechnology and
highperformancecomputing
 Workflow:StaticAnalysis

Benefits
Easymodelreductionand CAD:CATIAR17
simplificationforstaticanalysis
CADassociativity allowsfor
easyparametricupdatedto ANSYSWorkbench
design ANSYSDesignModeler
Advancedunifiedmeshingtools
fromANSYS,ICEMCFD,CFXand ANSYSSimulation
FLUENT
Integrateddesignoptimization ANSYSDesignXplorer
&topologicaloptimization
solutions
 StaticAnalysis:Cylinder&LugDesign

Automaticconnectionsand
contactdefinition
GeometryandFEbasedpre
processingandpostprocessing
Nonlineargeometryandcontact
capability
Abilitytorundesignchanges
throughparametricmodel
updates
Automaticcontactandconnections

Connections
andContact
Definition
MeshingandPreprocessing

MeshMetrics
 StaticAnalysis:DynamicBraking&Turning

TurningLoads

DisplacementResults EquivalentStressResults
 ParameterManager&DesignOptimization

ParameterManager
acrossallapplications:
Designofexperiments
Designforsixsigmaand
robustdesign
Inputandoutput
parametersfromCAD;
materialproperties;
boundaryconditionsand
resultsandderived
resultsvariables
 GeometryUpdatesandDesignParameters

CATIAmodelupdatewithinANSYSDesignModeler through
parametricdesign
ModelupdatescanbetransferredbacktoCADsystemthrough
bidirectionalassociativity
AutomaticMeshUpdateswithDesignParameters
 Postprocessingthroughdesigniterations

Reducedstresseslevels

EquivalentStress

DisplacementResults EquivalentStressResults
TopologicalOptimization
UpperandLowerTorsionLinks

MinimizationofStructuralCompliance
 ANSYSSystemSimulationCapabilities

ANSYSWorkbench providesan
integratedsolutionenvironmentfor
CADgeometry,meshing,CFD,
implicit/explicitstructuraldynamics LandingGearAcousticsSimulation
andoptimization usingFLUENT

Capabilitiesforsystemsimulationofaircraftlandinggear
Structuraldynamics simulationoflandinggear
Thermalanalysis oflandinggearbrakeassembly
Brakesquealanalysis oflandinggearbrakedynamics
CFDanalysis forlandinggearnoisesimulation