27.2.2. Single Wheel
A single wheel must be out of the passage of the center guide
Figure 27.17 Single wheel geometric entity
Figure 27.18 Single wheel dimension information
W |
Wheel width |
R |
Wheel radius |
27.2.2.1. Modeling Options
The user can create a single wheel as follows.
Point, Distance
Point: Selects a point to define the center of the single wheel.
Distance: Defines a distance of the single wheel.
27.2.2.2. Properties
Figure 27.19 Single Wheel property page
The Single Wheel property page is shown in Figure 27.19. The parameters are explained below. In order to understand the geometry, refer to Dimension Information.
Wheel Width (W): Enters the width of wheel.
Wheel Radius (R): Enters the radius of wheel.
Contact between single wheel track links
Each road wheel of the vehicle model offered in RecurDyn/Track_HM consists of two wheels that are rigidly connected. There are four different possibilities for the double wheel and track contact.
The track link - single wheel
In this case, a concentrated contact force is used at the center of the contact surface of the wheel. The contact force acting on the link is assumed to be equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force acting on the double wheel.
The edges of track link – single wheel
In such a case, one or two concentrated contact forces are applied to the wheel and the edge of the track link
(a) Inner surface contact (b) Edge contact
Figure 27.20 Track link and wheel contacts