Recent Experimental and Simulation Efforts to Mitigate Wobble and Shimmy in Commercial Line Haul Vehicles 2014-01-2314
Wobble and shimmy vibrations are commonly observed in commercial highway vehicles with solid-beam front axles. These vibrations are typically self-excited and manifest themselves as sustained oscillations about the kingpin and axle tramp.
A study was initiated to investigate and quantify wobble and shimmy behaviors, with a primary focus on wobble. A cross functional team including test and simulation engineers evaluated a vehicle exhibiting these behaviors. The team developed an ADAMS model to reproduce the behaviors and developed a DOE to quantify the impact of variables and combinations of variables.
The evaluation demonstrated that dynamic imbalance in the rotating masses is a primary source of excitation. Wheel run-out, caster angle, tire brand, tire wear and tire inflation are also significant sources. Future studies will use these findings to mitigate the concern.
Citation: Stuart, J., Cassara, S., Chan, B., and Augustyniak, N., "Recent Experimental and Simulation Efforts to Mitigate Wobble and Shimmy in Commercial Line Haul Vehicles," SAE Int. J. Commer. Veh. 7(2):366-380, 2014, https://doi.org/10.4271/2014-01-2314. Download Citation
Author(s):
John Stuart, Stefano Cassara, Brendan Chan, Nicholas Augustyniak
Affiliated:
Navistar
Pages: 15
Event:
SAE 2014 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress
ISSN:
1946-391X
e-ISSN:
1946-3928
Also in:
SAE International Journal of Commercial Vehicles-V123-2EJ, SAE International Journal of Commercial Vehicles-V123-2
Related Topics:
Axles
Simulation and modeling
Tires
Wear
Wheels
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