Supplemental Adams Tutorial Kit for Design of Machinery Course Curriculum Supplemental Adams Tutorial Kit | for Design of Machinery Course Curriculum Introduction Dear Professors, Department Chairs, and Deans, We have received many questions from undergraduate and graduate level mechanical engineering students in recent years, and probably the most common one is: Are there any Adams tutorials that I can use to help me learn the software? Adams is the leading multibody dynamics simulation software used extensively by engineers in product development within Automotive and other Industrial sectors worldwide to assess system performance using computer models before investing in physical prototypes. Companies in the manufacturing industry tell us that multibody dynamics simulations within their engineering departments will increase by 3-5x over the next three years. These same companies tell us they have difficulty finding and hiring trained engineers coming out of universities today with Adams experience. This is a problem we would like to collaborate with you to solve. The enclosed Adams tutorial package is designed as a supplemental curriculum kit for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering courses, including Design of Machinery, Dynamics, Vehicle Dynamics, and Mechanical Design. There are 26 examples in this Adams tutorial package, including some simple problems like “four-bar linkage”, “spring-damper system”, and also some real industrial examples like “Open differential” or “Gear Train System”, which are created based on a new powerful set of simulation modules in Adams called Adams/Machinery. Several examples were developed from specific textbook problems, for example, the four problems in section III were developed in reference to the textbook Design of Machinery (Fifth Edition) by Robert L. Norton. We are asking you to use this Adams tutorial package as supplemental learning material for the aforementioned courses in your mechanical engineering program today, as a way to further develop the skills of your students in engineering simulation, and to prepare them for engineering careers in the future. We are committed to continuing the development of this supplemental curriculum package. If you have any questions or requests for us, please contact [email protected]. Enjoy, Adams team at MSC Software II | MSC Software Introduction & Table of Contents Table of Contents Section I: Beginner’s Level 5 Example 1: Falling Stone 6 Example 2: Inclined Plane 12 Example 3: Lift Mechanism - Geometry 22 Example 4: Lift Mechanism - Simulation 28 Example 5: One-degree-of-freedom Pendulum 36 Example 6: Projectile Motion 44 Example 7: Spring Damper - Part 1 50 Example 8: Spring Damper - Part 2 56 Example 9: Suspension System 1 62 Example 10: Suspension System 2 70 Example 11: Four Bar Velocity 76 Example 12: Cam-Follower 80 Example 13: Crank Slider 86 Example 14: Controls Toolkit in ADAMS/View 92 Section II: Intermediate Level 97 Example 15: Valvetrain Mechanism 98 Example 16: Cam-rocker-valve 106 Section III: Textbook Problems 117 Section IV. Adams/Machinery Applications 119 Company Overview MBSroCc hSuorfet w | a r IeI I | III 4 | MSC Software Section I: Beginner’s Level This section introduces you the fundamentals of Adams/View with 14 examples. No previous Adams experience is needed to go through this section and detailed guidance is given for each example. You are encouraged to work through this section in sequential order. In this Beginner’s level, you will learn: (cid:344)(cid:3)How to create bodies (cid:344)(cid:3)How to connect bodies with joints (cid:344)(cid:3)How to create motions (cid:344)(cid:3)How to measure displacement, velocity or acceleration (cid:344)(cid:3)How to view results Company Overview MBSroCc hSuorfet w | a r5e | 5 Supplemental Adams Tutorial Kit | for Design of Machinery Course Curriculum Example 1: Falling Stone Software Version Adams 2013.2 Problem Description Find the displacement, velocity, and acceleration of a stone after one second, when the stone with zero initial velocity, falls under the influence of gravity. Note: If you need assistance on a step, just click on it for more information. Note: Click on images to enlarge. 6 | MSC Software Section I: Beginner’s Level | Example 1: Falling Stone Step 1. Create a New Adams database. Step 2. Build the Stone a. Click on Create a new model. a. From the Main Toolbox, right-click the Rigid Body tool b. For the Model name change it to Falling_Stone. stack, and then select the Sphere tool. c. For the Gravity choose Earth Normal (-Global Y). b. Put a check on Radius and set the radius to 5.0cm. d. For the Units, set it to MMKS - mm,kg,N,s,deg. e. Then click OK. Step 3. Renaming the Stone. To use the zoom Box shortcut: a. First right click on the Stone then choose Part:PART_2 and click Rename. b. For the New Name type in .Falling.Stone. c. Choose Field Info and click Validate. d. Click OK for Field validation was successful and click OK again. Company Overview MBSroCc hSuorfet w | a r7e | 7 Supplemental Adams Tutorial Kit | for Design of Machinery Course Curriculum Step 4. Set Mass to 1 kg a. Right-click the sphere, point to Part:Stone, and then select Modify. b. Choose User Input on the drop down selection for Define Mass by. c. Type 1.0 for the Mass and click OK. 8 | MSC Software Section I: Beginner’s Level | Example 1: Falling Stone Step 5. Calculate the Step 6. Verify the Model. Displacement of the Stone a. In the right corner of the Status bar, right-click the a. Right-click on the Stone and choose Part:Stone and Information tool stack, and then select the Verify tool. then click on Measure. b. In the Information window, check that the model has b. In the Measure Name text box, enter Displacement verified Successfully, then click Close. for the Characteristic, enter CM position for the Component, choose Y. Make sure that Create Strip Chart is Checked then click OK. c. A measure stripchart appears. It is empty because you need to run a simulation before Adams/View has the necessary information for the stripchart. d. For more Measurements follow the instructions above and set Measure Name to Velocity, Acceleration, and Characteristic to CM acceleration. Company Overview MBSroCc hSuorfet w | a r9e | 9 Supplemental Adams Tutorial Kit | for Design of Machinery Course Curriculum Step 7. Set up and Run a Simulation Step 8. Results a. Select the Zoom tool, and then click and drag the a. To find the Stone’s Displacement after 1 second, first mouse to the zoom out until the entire working grid is right-click the blank area inside the stripchart, then visible. Screen click the surface. Click Apply. choose Plot:scht1 then click on Transfer To Full b. Select the Translate tool, and then drag the working Plot. grid to the top of the screen. b. In Adams/Postprocessor, from the main toolbar, select c. In the Main Toolbox, select the Simulation tool. the Plot Tracking tool. d. In the End Time text box, enter 1.0 and in the Steps c. Because you want to know the final conditions after text box, enter 50. 1 second, move the cursor over the end point of the plot. In the area below the menu bar, the value of X is e. Select the Play tool and when the simulation ends, displayed as 1. Note the value of Y is -4903. reset the model by selecting the Reset tool. 10 | MSC Software