Igor Saveljevas Rodrigues - VirtualCAE Topics Company : VirtualCAE Federal Regulation Norm : ABNT NBR ISO 5700:2009 Agriculture companies Static analysis: Simplifications Contact Material Loads and boundary conditions Survival cell Results Next steps
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NR-12 Safety at work on machines and equipments NR-12 - Annex XI Forest and agricultural machines and implements NR-31 - Safety and health at work on aquaculture, forest extraction, livestock and agriculture. Reference : Massey Ferguson ROPS Figure 1 Tractor with or without ROPS ROPS Roll over protective structure Retrieved from : http://www.massey.com.br/produtos/tratores/serie-mf-2600/ (Mar, 2014) ABNT NBR ISO 5700:2009 Federal regulation do not determine norms Either procedures or methods Where? > Technical standards (ISO, ABNT...)
ISO 5700:2009 Destructive testing Static loads Survivall cell Certification of ROPS in case of tractor roll over Agriculture companies Outsourcing : cabin Cabin is used on several types of tractors Outsourcing : virtual certification Destructive test
Simplifications Figure 2 ROPS test Retrieved from : http://www.agrital.com/english/tecnicoUK.htm/ (Mar, 2014) Reference : Agrital Reduce the solving time without changing the results Static analysis : simplifications Figure 3 Axis and transmission Retrieved from : http://www.directindustry.com/prod/zf-maschinenantriebe/powershift-transmission-tractors-16154-653933.html (Mar, 2014) Reference : ZF Reference : the Author Figure 4 Rear support Static analysis : simplifications Figure 5 Elastic damper Retrieved from : https://brammeronline.de/product/info/397007/name/MEGU_5718228_50NR11_KONUSLAGER_FREUDENBERG (Mar, 2014) Reference : Brammer Figure 6 Front support Reference : the Author Static analysis : simplifications Small radius and holes Extraction of middle surface Assembly corrections Screws Simplification of some geometries Static analysis : contact Figure 7 Contact Reference : the author Static analysis : material Graphic 1 AISI 1020 Stress-strain curve Reference : MatWeb Retrieved from : http://www.matweb.com/search/DataSheet.aspx?MatGUID=b58ee61a3745453a9232f7864abba74f (Mar, 2014) Static analysis : loads Table 1 - ROPS LOADS ID Load Criteria Definition 1 Rear longitudinal Energy E = 1,4 x mass 2 Rear crush Force F = 20 x mass 3 Side transverse Energy E = 1,75 x mass 4 Front crush Force F = 20 x mass ROPS must be approved in each test The structure must not penetrate the survival cell 1 2 Rear Longitudinal Rear Crush Static analysis : loads Figure 8 Loads Reference : the author Static analysis : loads Figure 9 Loads Reference : the author 4 Side transverse Front Crush 3 Static analysis : boundary conditions Figure 10 Boundary conditions Reference : the author Static analysis : survival cell Figure 11 Survival cell Reference : the author Figure 12 Standard specification Reference : ABNT ISO 5700:2009 Static analysis Figure 13 Final model Reference : the author Results Reference : the author Figure 14 Deformation Results Reference : the author Figure 15 Energy probe A B A : Energy : rear longitudinal B : Energy : side transverse Next Steps Comparison between the real test and the virtual simulation Improve the virtual model to reduce the error between the tests Certify someday only by CAE technology Questions???