pace term project alex furse and mike milewski. as design engineers we were responsible for the...
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PACE TERM PROJECT
Alex Furse and Mike Milewski
As Design Engineers we were responsible for the design of a deck lid (trunk) of a new automobile. The design criteria required was that the motion of the deck lid was constrained to move along a predetermined path. Three positions of the Deck lid were specified: 1) closed, 2) midpoint and 3) open.
The assignment was to design a mechanism using Unigraphics NX-3 Motion that will move the deck lid along a path through the three positions. It was assumed that the deck lid and linkage was two-dimensional and of negligible mass. The Deck lid cross section CAD geometry was provided in IGES format. Only the driver ground pivot was fixed.
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Project Objectives
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Project Constraints
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Driver Ground Pivot
Figure 1a. Initial Position
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Project Constraints
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Figure 1b. Middle Position Figure 1c. Open Position
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Method of Approach
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• Brainstorming
• Researching existing hinge designs
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Research and Planning
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Figure 1a. BMW hinge.
Figure 1c. Plymouth hinge.Figure 1b. Alfa hinge.
• Sketching
• Alternative designs
- Roller / track system
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Concepts
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Figure 2. Roller Model
• Trial and Error
- Physical Paper Linkages
- Working Model 2D
- Solid Works
- Graphical Sketching
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Motion Analysis
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Figure 3c. Graphical Sketching
Figure 3a. Physical Paper Linkages
Figure 3b. Working Model
• Analytical
- Synthesis of Mechanism:
Analytical Design of a Four-Bar Mechanism for Three-position
Rigid-body Guidance
Equation (11.7-4)
xB1(A13nC1n + A23nS1n – xO2C1n – yO2S1n + xO2)
+ y B1(A23nC1n – A13nS1n + xO2S1n – yO2C1n + yO2)
= A13nxO2 + A23nyO2 – ½(A13n2 + A23n
2)
Using Equation (11.7-4) with the assistance of Matlab and Excel we were able
to find the various link lengths and positions.
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Motion Analysis
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Results
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Figure 4. Perspective
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Results
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Figure 5a. Initial Position
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Results
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Figure 5b. Mid Position
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Figure 5c. Open Position
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Results
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Video 1. Open to Close Motion
• Designed to minimize the effect of pinching
- bend- spacers
• toleranceslink hole: + 1 thoupin: - 1 thoucenter to center: + 10 thoubends: +/- 1 degree
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Optimization
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Figure 6a. link bend
Figure 6b. spacer
• Trunk lid gas piston
- damping
- easy use: little force
required to open trunk lid
- multiple locations but placed
so its following the shortest
distance
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Optimization
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Figure 7. Piston and Truck Lid
• Designed links so that they can be easily manufactured.
• material: mild steel
• 2 stage process - sheet metal pieces cut out
with dye - stamped into shaped
• cheap process
• interchangeable: links and coupler link can be used for both sides
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Manufacturing
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Figure 8. Coupler flat
• reduce sheet metal thickness
achieved by press fitting a bushing
in the link bosses to maintain
contact area of pins and links and
reduce wear
• Rubber Sock
- decreases wear and contact
stress
- damps closure position
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Improvements
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Figure 9b. link sock
Figure 9a. Bushings
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