Analysis of Dynamic Deformation of 4-Bar Linkage Mechanism (1) Finite Element Analysis and Numerical Solution

4절 링크 기구의 동적 변형 해석 (I) 유한 요소 해석 및 수치해

Analysis of elasto-dynamic deformation of flexible linkage mechanism is conducted using the finite element method. The equations of motion of the system are derived from the static structural problem in which dynamic inertia, gravitational and driving forces are treated as external loads. Linear spring model is included in the formulation of equation of motions to represent the effects of deformation of elastic bearings of revolute joints on the system behavior. A computer program is constructed and applied to analyze a specific crank-lever 4-bar mechanism. The algorithm of the program is as follows. First, the natural frequencies and the mode shapes of the system are calculated by solving the eigenproblem of the mechanism system which can be considered as a static structure by assuming the input shaft (crank shaft) to be fixed at any given configuration of mechanism. And finally, the elasto-dynamic deformation of the whole system is obtained using mode superposition method for the case of constant input speed. The effect of geometric stiffness on the mechamism is included in the program with the axial forces of links obtained through the quasi-static displacement analysis. It is found that the geometric stiffness exerts an important effect upon the elasto-dynamic behavior of the flexible linkage mechanism. Elastic deformation of bearing lowers the natural frequencies of the system, resulting smaller elastic displacement at the mid-point of the links and bigger elestic displacement at the ends of the links than rigid bearing. The above investigation of flexible linkage mechanism shows that the effects of the elastic deformation of bearing on the mechanism should be considered to design the mechanism which satisfies more preciously the purpose and the condition of design.

본 연구에서는 링크를 여러개의 2절점 6자유도의 보 요소로 이상화하고 링크 의 운동을 평면 운동으로 한정하며 링크의 지지부의 강성은 무한대이고 회전 대우 부 분의 간극은 없는 것으로 가정하여 링크의 탄성 변형에 관한 운동 반정식을 유도하였 다. 즉, 변위법에 기초한 정적 변위 해석에 관한 유한 요소법에서 관성력, 중력 그 리고 외력을 외부 부하로 간주하여 동적인 운동 방정식을 유도하였다. 여기에, 회전 대우의 베어링을 선형 스프링으로 이상화하여 유연성 링크의 일부분으로 고려함으로써 베어링의 탄성 변형이 유연성 링크의 동적 변형에 미치는 영향에 대하여 고찰하였다. 베어링의 탄성 변형이 고려된 유연성 링크에 관한 운동 방정식을 모우드 중첩법에 근 거를 둔 수치해법으로 그 해를 구하였다.