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Force transmission performance for a novel deformation wheel with crank slider mechanism

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This study aims to analyze the force transmission characteristics of a novel wheel composed of a mechanism of planar crank slider with virtual constraints. The principle of kinematic inversion is applied to analyze the force transmission characteristics of deformable wheel in an innovative way. First, the structural design of deformable wheel and diagram of mechanism motion are presented. Second, the model of force transmission characteristic of deformable wheel is established on the basis of principle of kinematic inversion. Third, the force changes in the two pairs of springs in the deformable wheel are investigated using MATLAB and ADAMS. Finally, the force transmission performance between the deformable and elastic wheel is compared. Results show that the possibility of a flat wheel can be avoided under severe geological conditions, and the force transmission performance is better than that of the traditional elastic wheel. The results of this study can provide theoretical guidance in designing a novel nonpneumatic wheel.

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Acknowledgments

This research was supported by the Key Laboratory of Road Construction Technology and Equipment (Chang’an University, No. 300102259509), Hunan Province Education Department Key Research Project (No. 18A181), and Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation China (No. 2018JJ2122). The authors would like to thank the anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments that helped improve this manuscript. All authors have no conflict of interest.

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    Kongshu Deng, Hailiang Wu, Yicheng Ding, Lu Zeng, Zhurong Yin & Dilei Qian

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Kongshu Deng received his M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China in 2006 and Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China in 2010. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Engineering Research Center of Advanced Mining Equipment of the Ministry of Education in Hunan University Science and Technology in China. His research interests include the design and analysis of new thrust systems of tunneling machines.

Hailiang Wu graduated from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of Zhongshan Institute in China and is now pursuing a master’s degree in Hunan University of Science and Technology. He is connected with the Engineering Research Center of Advanced Mining Equipment of the Ministry of Education at Hunan University Science and Technology in China.

Yicheng Ding is taking his master’s degree in scientific instrument and technology and currently connected with the Engineering Research Center of Advanced Mining Equipment of the Ministry of Education at Hunan University Science and Technology in China. His research interests include the design and analysis of new thrust systems of tunneling machine.

Lu Zeng graduated from Hunan University of Science and Technology and is now pursuing a master’s degree in the same university. His research direction is the layout optimization of shield driving systems.

Zhurong Yin graduated from Hunan University of Science and Technology with a bachelor’s degree in Engineering. He is currently working in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at Hunan University of Science and Technology. His research interests include the simulation and analysis of thrust systems of tunneling machines.

DiLei Qian graduated from Shaoyang University of China and is now pursuing a master’s degree in Hunan University of Science and Technology. He is currently working at the Engineering Research Center of Advanced Mining Equipment of the Ministry of Education at Hunan University Science and Technology in China.

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Deng, K., Wu, H., Ding, Y. et al. Force transmission performance for a novel deformation wheel with crank slider mechanism. J Mech Sci Technol 34, 2299–2306 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-020-0505-9

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