<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper presents the results of numerical analyses that were carried out in order to evaluate how a change in a size of a clearance in a slewing motion drive system of a telescopic crane influences the movement of a load and the dynamic loads of a structure. A computational model was developed based on a real structure of an experimental crane by using the ADAMS software. The analyses showed that a circumferential clearance at the output of a reduction gear, which is less than 1º, does not adversely affect the precision of the load movement. An excessive clearance leads to losing fluidity of a body slewing motion and to changes in the trajectory of the load.</p></abstract>

The paper presents the results of numerical analyses that were carried out in order to evaluate how a change in a size of a clearance in a slewing motion drive system of a telescopic crane influences the movement of a load and the dynamic loads of a structure. A computational model was developed based on a real structure of an experimental crane by using the ADAMS software. The analyses showed that a circumferential clearance at the output of a reduction gear, which is less than 1º, does not adversely affect the precision of the load movement. An excessive clearance leads to losing fluidity of a body slewing motion and to changes in the trajectory of the load.

The Influence of Clearances in a Drive System on Dynamics and Kinematics of a Telescopic Crane

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Engineering Fundamentals, University of Bielsko-Biala, ul. Willowa 2, 43-309 Bielsko-Biała, Poland

Acta Mechanica et Automatica

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The paper presents the results of numerical analyses that were carried out in order to evaluate how a change in a size of a clearance in a slewing motion drive...

The Influence of Clearances in a Drive System on Dynamics and Kinematics of a Telescopic Crane

Data publikacji: 15 maj 2015

Zakres stron: 9 - 13

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ama-2015-0002

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