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Nonlinear dynamics of three-dimensional belt drives using the finite-element method

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In this paper, new nonlinear dynamic formulations for belt drives based on the three-dimensional absolute nodal coordinate formulation are developed. Two large deformation three-dimensional finite elements are used to develop two different belt-drive models that have different numbers of degrees of freedom and different modes of deformation. Both three-dimensional finite elements are based on a nonlinear elasticity theory that accounts for geometric nonlinearities due to large deformation and rotations. The first element is a thin-plate element that is based on the Kirchhoff plate assumptions and captures both membrane and bending stiffness effects. The other three-dimensional element used in this investigation is a cable element obtained from a more general three-dimensional beam element by eliminating degrees of freedom which are not significant in some cable and belt applications. Both finite elements used in this investigation allow for systematic inclusion or exclusion of the bending stiffness, thereby enabling systematic examination of the effect of bending on the nonlinear dynamics of belt drives. The finite-element formulations developed in this paper are implemented in a general purpose three-dimensional flexible multibody algorithm that allows for developing more detailed models of mechanical systems that include belt drives subject to general loading conditions, nonlinear algebraic constraints, and arbitrary large displacements. The use of the formulations developed in this investigation is demonstrated using two-roller belt-drive system. The results obtained using the two finite-element formulations are compared and the convergence of the two finite-element solutions is examined.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Skinnarilankatu 34, P.O. Box 20, FIN-53851, Lappeenranta, Finland

    Kari Dufva & Kimmo Kerkkänen

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 842 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL, 60607-7022, USA

    Luis G. Maqueda & Ahmed A. Shabana

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Dufva, K., Kerkkänen, K., Maqueda, L.G. et al. Nonlinear dynamics of three-dimensional belt drives using the finite-element method. Nonlinear Dyn 48, 449–466 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11071-006-9098-9

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