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In allusion to fatigue life of a tracked vehicle torsion bar, a virtual prototype model of the tracked vehicle suspension system including a flexible torsion bar was built based on dynamic simulation software—ADAMS. Node force and stress results of the torsion bar from last step simulation were acquired; taking into account the material characteristics and influential factors, fatigue life of the flexible body of the torsion bar was predicted. Engineering results can be acquired through the contrast of the result of virtual test and statistical fatigue.
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Translated from Journal of Academy of Armored Force Engineering, 2006, 20(1): 44–47 [译自: 装甲兵工程学院学报]
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Wang, H., Rui, Q. & He, X. The prediction technology study of fatigue life for key parts of a tracked vehicle’s suspension system. Front. Mech. Eng. China 2, 68–71 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11465-007-0011-0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11465-007-0011-0