Wobble and shimmy vibrations are commonly observed in commercial highway vehicles with solid-beam front axles. These vibrations are typically self-excited and manifest themselves as sustained oscillations about the kingpin and axle tramp.A study was initiated to investigate and quantify wobble and shimmy behaviors, with a primary focus on wobble. A cross functional team including test and simulation engineers evaluated a vehicle exhibiting these behaviors. The team developed an ADAMS model to reproduce the behaviors and developed a DOE to quantify the impact of variables and combinations of variables.The evaluation demonstrated that dynamic imbalance in the rotating masses is a primary source of excitation. Wheel run-out, caster angle, tire brand, tire wear and tire inflation are also significant sources. Future studies will use these findings to mitigate the concern.
Recent Experimental and Simulation Efforts to Mitigate Wobble and Shimmy in Commercial Line Haul Vehicles
Sae Int. J. Commer. Veh
SAE 2014 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress ; 2014
Sae International Journal of Commercial Vehicles ; 7 , 2 ; 366-380
2014-09-30
15 pages
Conference paper
English
Axles , Simulation and modeling , Tires , Wheels , Wear
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