MULTIBODY SIMULATION ANALYSIS OF A MONORAIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
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https://doi.org/10.11113/jtse.v10.180Keywords:
Multibody, Bogie, Kinematic, Dynamic, LoadAbstract
Multibody simulation enables engineers to examine and investigate the kinematic and dynamic motion of mechanical systems, allowing them to construct and develop virtual 3D models to simulate and illustrate motion, coupling forces and stresses. The purpose of this study is to analyse kinematic and dynamic characteristics of a monorail for urban transportation systems. The monorail will go through three simulations in Solidworks. The first simulation is motion analysis by moving along a straight and curved track under low-speed (10 m/s), medium speed (15 m/s) and high speed and (20 m/s). Next, static analysis due to weight of passengers and car body and finally the last simulation is dynamic analysis due to dynamic loads occurring at the stabilizing wheel. The collected result will then be compared with past studies to validate the multibody simulation. Most dynamic and kinematic characteristics show slightly similarity and some dynamic and kinematic characteristics turn out differently. The different characteristics are due to Solidworks errors during the simulation process..
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