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Digital Prototypes for Durability

Raj Thakkar, Champion

This regards a proposal for a new FD&E research project involving ATV components.

• RLDA Presenetation
• 99 Spring Minutes
• The Initial Proposal
• Minutes of the first ATV Task Force Meeting
• The Revised Proposal

Data:

The "ATV" link of the "Data Online" section of the fatigue.org site is organized into several folders.  

"Control_Arm": pictures, I believe provided by Ford (Russ Chernenkoff et al.?)
"Dynamics Model-U-of-Toledo": the ATV dynamic model itself, "readme" info and instructions, and stress results. (contacts: Ric Mousseau and graduate students?)

"FEA_Fialek-Nelson_Model": Abaqus and ANSYS decks for U. of Illinois FE model of the frame
"FEA_UIUC_Spring 98": Presentation about the frame FE model, Patran database of the model, "Readme" by Dan Klann re: the contents of this folder, correspondence between Dan Klann & Darrell Socie re: the boundary conditions for UIUC's test stand

"Geometry_CMM_IGES": ZIP files of reverse engineering results; "Readme" by Dan Klann re: the folder's contents and contact info for persons who received IGES files of the geometry; document by Dan Klann re: geometry issues; Word document by Inspection Technologies describing their CMM work (DOES ANYONE HAVE INFO FOR A CONTACT PERSON AT INSPECTION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.?)

"Geometry_Manual": the manual itself, an Excel spreadsheet summarizing the manual's contents, "Readme" by Dan Klann about the manual

"Modes_Ford": pictures of results of modal tests conducted on the frame by Ford, "Readme" description showing Craig Meyer, Manny Lawson, and John Hiatt as contacts

"Photos_01_Frame": individual files and PowerPoint compilation of photos taken at UIUC in March 1998; "Readme" description by Dan Klann

"Photos_02_Vehicle:" individual files and PowerPoint compilation of photos taken by Inspection Technologies; "Readme" description by Dan Klann

"Photos_03_Vehicle_and_Teststand": individual files and PowerPoint compilation of photos taken at UIUC in spring 1998; "Readme" description by Dan Klann

"Photos_04_Vehicle": individual files and PowerPoint compilation of photos taken by Defiance at the "teardown party" in September 1998; "Readme" description by Dan Klann

"RLDA": data (nSoft DAC format), photos, and video from the Sundown Ski Hill & Deere Tech Center data collections; Excel spreadsheet by Mark Earley, Denny Holm, etc. about the data channels

"Road_Simulator": Photos of vehicle, test components, and channel locations as they were set up for testing on a MTS-329 simulator at Defiance; RSP (RPC3) files of data; Excel spreadsheet of channel list; Word document test description by Kurt Munson

"Tires and Bushings": Michigan Tech (Dennis Popma, Jay Meldrum) report re: shock bushing characterization tests; tire test data Excel spreadsheet and "Readme" description by Will Mars, Pete Morgan, etc. (Cooper Tire, Will's contact info given).