Dynamics of windscreen wiper blades: Squeal noise,reversal noise and chattering

The motion of a windshield wiper blade is modelled by a mass-spring-damper system on a moving frictional surface. The system dynamics is time-varying, since three different regimes of motion, characterized by different degrees of freedom, are possible. Indeed the system, which schematizes a blade cross-section, can experience stick and slip motions when it is in contact with the glass surface, and free-flight motion when it is detached. The contact between the system and the surface is governed by Stribeck׳s friction law and Poisson׳s impact law, which make the dynamics non-smooth. The model is numerically implemented in an event-driven code, and simulations are performed which reproduce the three basic classes of undesired oscillations observed in the motion of real windscreen wipers, i.e., squeal, reversal and chattering noises. Attention is focused on the causes of these vibrations, and remedies for reducing or avoiding them are proposed.     

雨刮器非线性摩擦振动的稳定性与分岔特性

针对雨刮器建立2自由度非线性摩擦振动动力学模型,基于复模态理论计算复特征值并进行稳定性及其对刮刷速度的依赖性分析;通过数值计算分析摩擦振动对刮刷速度的分岔特性,并利用相轨迹、庞加莱映射、频谱特性分析不同刮刷速度下的非线性振动现象.研究发现:摩擦-速度特性的负斜率是导致系统不稳定的根本原因,增大刮刷速度有利于提高系统的稳定性;在高、低刮速区,随着刮刷速度的下降,系统振动形态遵循周期→准周期→混沌的演化规律,并会伴随显著的粘滑振动;仅高速区的周期振动和非振动条件下,刮刷时无附加的粘滑振动.     

Bifurcation phenomena of the reversal behavior of an automobile wiper blade

Reducing the noise generated by windshield wipers during reversal is desirable. As a fundamental first step in exploring the cause of this noise, the present study attempts to theoretically and experimentally clarify the dynamics of the behavior of the wiper blade near the reversal point. First, an experiment is conducted to observe the reversal behavior using the cross sectional model of the blade rubber. In order to theoretically explain the experimentally observed phenomena, an analytical link model of the wiper blade is introduced. The reversal behavior of a blade is theoretically investigated through the bifurcation analysis by considering Coulomb??s friction during reversal. Then we show the continuous variation of the angle of blade rubber, and predict a rapid variation of the normal force, which can cause reversal noise, acting to the blade rubber.     

Flexible Wiper System Dynamic Instabilities: Modelling and Experimental Validation

The optimization of wiper systems under various conditions and the creation of a product which is as robust as possible are the main objectives for an equipment supplier. However, in certain conditions, instabilities can appear and generate wiping defects due to the rubber-glass contact. To improve wiping quality and to reduce the number of test stages for design, this study proposes a wiper system modeling method. The wiper system is represented by a rigid blade holder on which a rubber blade is fitted. This rigid blade system is used on a flat test bench at constant wiping velocity. The model is based on modal synthesis methods and will be validated through comparison with experimental tests under various conditions. The right correlation obtained allows the same modelling method to be applied to the new generation of flexible wiper blades which take account of the degree of freedom of the wiper blade flexions. So, a new computation tool will be developed and validated through experimentation on a specific test bench.     

原子尺度摩擦行为的分子动力学模拟

应用大规模分子动力学方法,模拟了具有原子级光滑和原子级粗糙形貌的刚性球形探头与弹性平面基体的干摩擦行为,研究了无/有粘附条件下的载荷与摩擦力、载荷与真实接触面积,以及摩擦力与真实接触面积之间的关系,对纳米尺度下的摩擦行为规律进行了分析。几种系统的真实接触面积－载荷关系都与相应的连续力学接触模型定性的一致,它们分别是Hertz光滑表面接触模型、Greenwood-Williamson粗糙表面接触模型和Maugis-Dugdale粘着接触模型。无论是由光滑表面还是粗糙表面构成的摩擦系统,在无粘附条件下摩擦力与载荷成正比,而摩擦力与真实接触面积之间没有一个简单的关系;在粘附条件下摩擦力与真实接触面积成正比,而摩擦力与载荷之间表现为Maugis-Dugdale模型预测的亚线性关系。我们的研究表明,当表面作用从无粘附到粘附时,控制摩擦力的决定因素从载荷转变为接触面积,摩擦行为从载荷控制摩擦转变为粘着控制摩擦。     

微/纳尺度粘着滑动接触的多尺度分析

采用分子动力学与有限元耦合的多尺度方法,求解二维刚性圆柱表面压头与弹性平面的微/纳尺度粘着滑动接触问题,通过与全分子动力学模拟结果的比较验证了多尺度方法的有效性。对压头半径、滑动速度、下压深度以及是否考虑粘着效应等对滑动接触性能的影响进行了全面研究,通过不同条件下摩擦力及接触力分布的比较,揭示了上述各参数对粘着滑动接触...     

Wave-induced dynamics of a particle on a thin circular plate

In this paper, the dynamics of a particle placed on a thin circular plate carrying circumferential harmonic travelling wave is studied. Coulomb friction is used to model the particle–surface interaction. Distinct regions on the plate surface are identified where either of the three phases of particle motion, namely jumping, sliding and sticking, occurs. Also, the effect of wave frequency and the plate geometry on these regions is studied. Interestingly, there exists an optimum plate thickness for which the region of sliding is maximum. At certain wave frequencies, from the numerical simulations within sticking and sliding regions, it is observed that the average particle motion spirals inwards towards the plate centre. Such an average motion is observed whenever the particle is placed initially with a zero velocity relative to the plate surface. The Gedanken experiments discussed herein provide cogent explanations to all the observed average (slow) dynamics and are also found to be useful in predicting the slow dynamics of the particle a priori, that is, before the actual numerical simulations. The particle’s velocity couples the radial and tangential sliding friction components and is found to be the key physical feature that explains the observed behaviour. Also, it is observed that the plate surface excited by circumferential travelling waves can provide acoustic lubrication to a particle by reducing the limiting force required to move it relative to the surface. The methods discussed in this paper can be extended to study the dynamics of a group of particles (granular materials) and extended rigid bodies, interacting with such surface waves.

     

Nonlinear motions of a flexible rotor with a drill bit: stick-slip and delay effects

In this article, a discrete model of a drill-string system is developed taking into account stick-slip and time-delay aspects, and this model is used to study the nonlinear motions of this system. The model has eight degrees-of-freedom and allows for axial, torsional, and lateral dynamics of both the drill pipes and the bottom-hole assembly. Nonlinearities that arise due to dry friction, loss of contact, and collisions are considered in the development. State variable dependent time delays associated with axial and lateral cutting actions of the drill bit are introduced in the model. Based on this original model, numerical studies are carried out for different drilling operations. The results show that the motions can be self-exited through stick-slip friction and time-delay effects. Parametric studies are carried out for different ranges of friction and simulations reveal that when the drill pipe undergoes relative sticking motion phases, the drill-bit motion is suppressed by absolute sticking. Furthermore, the sticking phases observed in this work are longer than those reported in previous studies and the whirling state of the drill pipe periodically alternates between the sticking and slipping phases. When the drive speed is used as a control parameter, it is observed that the system exhibits aperiodic dynamics. The system response stability is seen to be largely dependent upon the driving speed. The discretized model presented here along with the related studies on nonlinear motions of the system can serve as a basis for choosing operational parameters in practical drilling operations.     

Influence of spring dynamics and friction on a spring-actuated cam system

Summary  The paper investigates two important aspects, friction and spring motion, of the dynamics of a spring-actuated cam system. The characteristics of the friction on the camshaft are analyzed using the nonlinear pendulum experiment, while the parameters of the friction model are estimated using the optimization technique. The analysis reveals that the friction of the camshaft depends on stick–slip, Stribeck effect and viscous damping. Spring elements are found to have much influence on the dynamic characteristics. Hence, they are modeled as four-degrees-of-freedom lumped masses with equivalent springs. The lumped masses and equivalent springs are obtained to match the static stiffness and natural frequency of the actual spring. The appropriateness of the derived friction and spring model are verified by its application to a vacuum circuit-breaker mechanism of the cam-follower type. Received 23 March 2000; accepted for publication 21 November 2000     

The bouncing motion appearing in a robotic system with unilateral constraint

The hopping or bouncing motion can be observed when robotic manipulators are sliding on a rough surface. Making clear the reason of generating such phenomenon is important for the control and dynamical analysis for mechanical systems. In particular, such phenomenon may be related to the problem of Painlevé paradox. By using LCP theory, a general criterion for identifying the bouncing motion appearing in a planar multibody system subject to single unilateral constraint is established, and found its application to a two-link robotic manipulator that comes in contact with a rough constantly moving belt. The admissible set in state space that can assure the manipulator keeping contact with the rough surface is investigated, and found which is influenced by the value of the friction coefficient and the configuration of the system. Painlevé paradox can cause either multiple solutions or non-existence of solutions in calculating contact force. Developing some methods to fill in the flaw is also important for perfecting the theory of rigid-body dynamics. The properties of the tangential impact relating to the inconsistent case of Painlevé paradox have been discovered in this paper, and a jump rule for determining the post-states after the tangential impact finishes is developed. Finally, the comprehensively numerical simulation for the two-link robotic manipulator is carried out, and its dynamical behaviors such as stick-slip, the bouncing motion due to the tangential impact at contact point or the external forces, are exhibited.     

多自由度分段光滑非线性系统的近似解——-中华文物龙洗的自激振动

建立了由干摩擦引起的两个弹性体之间自激振动的数学模型. 利用平均法 求出了由干摩擦引起的多自由度分段光滑非线性动力系统的近似解析解，分析了搓动速度、 振动频率与振幅的关系曲线，相位角与搓动速度的关系曲线，分析结果与数值解基本吻合. 为研究多自由度分段光滑非线性系统提供了一种有效的近似解析分析方法.     

多自由度分段光滑非线性系统的近似解——中华文物龙洗的自激振动

建立了由于摩擦引起的两个弹性体之间自激振动的数学模型.利用平均法求出了由干摩擦引起的多自由度分段光滑非线性动力系统的近似解析解,分析了搓动速度、振动频率与振幅的关系曲线,相位角与搓动速度的关系曲线,分析结果与数值解基本吻合.为研究多自由度分段光滑非线性系统提供了一种有效的近似解析分析方法.     

大变形软材料接触摩擦的在线测试装备与技术分析

我国高档密封件与液压件产品几乎全部依赖进口,国家重大技术装备及国防装备等配套零部件行业的许多问题与摩擦学有十分重要的关系,基础件摩擦学又是国际上的研究热点与发达国家的竞争高地. 在本文中阐述了国内外关键机械零部件的接触界面原位在线测试的研究进展,及其在大变形软材料密封系统中的应用,综述了摩擦润滑中迁移状态实时在线观测技术、聚合物密封界面在线观测技术和国内在摩擦过程的微区域原位研究等进展,还分析了特殊与极端工况条件下大变形聚合物密封的性能测试、可靠性寿命分析以及多工况联合测试的技术进展,分析和讨论了高性能密封件行业的基础共性难题,最后进行了总结与展望.      

用固体润滑剂改善汽车刮水胶条使用性能的研究

作者将含有MoS_2和石墨的不同配方的固体润滑涂料刷涂在几种国产汽车刮水胶条上,并分别于干摩擦和水润滑的两种刮刷状态下,就固体润滑剂改善刮水胶条的擦拭性能进行了试验研究,指出这是使刮水胶条降低擦拭阻力、提高刮刷效果的可行途径,同时强调配制涂料时应当选用颗粒细小而均匀的固体润滑剂粉末。     

车辆纵向非光滑多体动力学建模与数值算法研究

在建立车辆纵向多体系统的动力学模型中, 将车身与车轮视为刚体, 两者通过减振器链接; 将传动系统视为一个圆盘通过扭簧和阻尼器与驱动轮连接; 将车轮与路面间的接触力简化为法向约束力、摩擦力和滚阻力偶,其中摩擦力的模型采用库仑干摩擦模型. 采用笛卡尔坐标作为该系统的广义坐标用于描述该系统的位形, 给出系统单双边的约束方程, 应用第一类拉格朗日方法建立了系统的动力学方程. 由于摩擦与滚阻的非光滑性, 使得该系统动力学方程不连续. 为便于计算, 建立了车轮与路面接触点的相对切向加速度与摩擦力余量的互补条件、车轮角加速度与滚阻力偶余量的互补条件, 以及车轮轮心法向加速度与路面法向约束力的互补条件. 将接触—分离、黏滞—滑移的判断问题转化成线性互补问题的求解, 并给出了具有约束稳定化的基于事件驱动法的数值计算方法. 最后, 应用该方法对车辆纵向多体系统进行了仿真, 分析了输出扭矩、摩擦及滚阻系数对其动力学行为的影响.      

Tyre rubber friction on a rough road

One of the most challenging aspects of vehicle dynamics is accurate modelling of the tyre-road interface. Forces between the tyre and road need to be accurately represented in simulation. This is challenging over rough roads since the friction changes along the road due to large surface asperities.The Heinrich/Klüppel friction coefficient estimation model has been implemented on smooth roads in the past. However, this study investigates the applicability of using this model over a rough but hard terrain, such as Belgian paving or cobblestones. The model is based on physical properties that can be determined mathematically or experimentally. The study includes detailed terrain topography and the difference between the top and bottom topography is used to determine the radially averaged PSD. Emphasis is placed on finding and implementing the flash temperature in a practical manner that could also be used in further studies.An experimental setup is built to validate the model. The experimental friction coefficient is compared to the friction coefficient calculated using the Heinrich/Klüppel model. The relative percentage error difference between experimental and friction model results is found to be less than 10% on a smooth concrete road and 20% on a rough road (concrete Belgian paving).     

Statics and dynamics of a flexible elastic thread wound on a reel

The statics and dynamics of a flexible extensible elastic thread wound on a reel and interacting with the surface by the dry friction law are studied. Both the thread loading and unloading are analyzed. The depth of perturbation penetration is found.     

The effect of an insoluble surfactant on the skin friction of a bubble

In this paper, we develop a novel moving mesh method suitable for solving axisymmetric free-boundary problems, including the Marangoni effect induced by surfactant or temperature variation. This method employs a body-fitted grid system where the gas–liquid interface is one line of the grid system. We model the surfactant equation of state with a non-linear Langmuir law, and, for simplicity, we limit ourselves to the situation of an insoluble surfactant. We solve complicated dynamic boundary conditions accurately on the gas–liquid interface in the framework of finite-volume methods. Our method is used to study the effect of a surfactant on the skin friction of a bubble in a uniaxial flow. For the limiting case where the surface diffusivity is zero, the effect of a tangential stress generated by the surface tension gradient, allows us to explain a new phenomenon in high concentration regimes: larger surface tension, but also larger deformation. Furthermore, this condition leads to the formation of boundary layers and flow separation at high Reynolds numbers. The influence of these complex flow patterns is examined.     

Analysis of Fan Waves in a Laboratory Model Simulating the Propagation of Shear Ruptures in Rocks

The fan-shaped mechanism of rotational motion transmission in a system of elastically bonded slabs on flat surface, simulating the propagation of shear ruptures in super brittle rocks, is analyzed. Such ruptures appear in the Earth’s crust at seismogenic depths. They propagate due to the nucleation of oblique tensile microcracks, leading to the formation of a fan domino-structure in the rupture head. A laboratory physical model was created which demonstrates the process of fan-structure wave propagation. Equations of the dynamics of rotational motion of slabs as a mechanical system with a finite number of degrees of freedom are obtained. Based on the Merson method of solving the Cauchy problem for systems of ordinary differential equations, the computational algorithm taking into account contact interaction of slabs is developed. Within the framework of a simplified mathematical model of dynamic behavior of a fan-shaped system in the approximation of a continuous medium, the approximate estimates of the length of a fan depending on the velocity of its motion are obtained. It is shown that in the absence of friction a fan can move with any velocity that does not exceed the critical value, which depends on the size, the moment of inertia of slabs, the initial angle and the elasticity coefficient of bonds. In the presence of friction a fan stops. On the basis of discrete and continuous models, the main qualitative features of the behavior of a fan-structure moving under the action of applied tangential forces, whose values in a laboratory physical model are regulated by a change in the inclination angle of the rupture plane, are analyzed. Comparison of computations and laboratory measurements and observations shows good correspondence between the results.     

Stability of a Nonlinear Brake System at High Operating Speeds

The dynamics of a nonlinear car brake system is examined based on arealistic model in connection with a linearizationabout a stationary operating state. The rotating brake disc isapproximated by a rotating ring with two brake pads modeledas point masses which are in contact with the rotating ring.Each pad is visco-elastically suspended in axial and circumferential direction and loaded with a friction force. Two contact models areintroduced and incorporated in the system. The instabilitiesresponsible for brake noise evoked by internal resonances are presented.Several parameter studies are discussed,which show the sensitivity of the brake stiffness tuning and the brakeforce on the dynamic stability of the nonlinear brake system.