Title :
Design of an optimal low-cost platform for actuating a driving simulator
Author :
Pacurari, R. ; Hesse, Benjamin ; Schramm, Dieter
Author_Institution :
Mechanisms, Fine Mech. & Mechatron. Dept., Tech. Univ. of Cluj Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Abstract :
This contribution proposes a mathematical model for an amplification mechanism (scissors mechanism) intended to be used as an actuating platform in the setup of a driving simulator. The main goal is reproducing different types of road profiles. For this purpose, hydraulic actuation has been chosen by means of high forces and powers that need to be developed. An optimization method is presented (GA and hybrid functions) for the geometrical parameters of the mechanism and the effectiveness of the method is validated by the simulation results in MATLAB/Simulink.
Keywords :
digital simulation; genetic algorithms; hydraulic actuators; traffic engineering computing; GA; MATLAB-Simulink; amplification mechanism; driving simulator; hybrid functions; hydraulic actuation; mathematical model; optimal low cost actuating platform; optimization method; road profiles; scissors mechanism; Actuators; Cost function; Force; Genetic algorithms; Roads; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 2011 IEEE/ASME International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Budapest
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0838-1
DOI :
10.1109/AIM.2011.6027090
