Load Calculation and Simulation of an Asphalt Roller

University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Avdelningen för maskinteknik

Author: Amer Mohamed; [2005]

Keywords: Asphalt Roller; Optimization; Drums; Forks; Rigid body; Steering Hitch; Free body diagram; Roller model; Theoretical model; MATLAB; I-DEAS simulation; Verification.;

Abstract: Free body diagrams of an Asphalt Roller were designed for several load cases and used for an optimisation study. Assumptions for the load calculations for each load case were carried out in MATLAB®. The Roller was built in I-DEAS® and the results were compared with the theoretical results

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