Introduction
The Bearing tab contains the
Create Bearing and
Bearing Output icons.
To access the Bearing tab from the Adams View:
■Launch Adams View interface.
■Select Bearing from Adams Machinery ribbon tab.
■Clicking the
Create Bearing would launch the corresponding creation wizard.
The Adams Machinery Bearing module provides for the modeling of bearings within the Adams View environment. Three modeling methods are available:
1. Joint: The joint method uses an ideal kinematic joint is used to represent the bearing. Constrained degrees of freedom will have no relative motion. This method is useful for only the most basic sizing applications
2. Compliant: A force is used to represent the bearing. Linear stiffness and damping can be applied. This method is useful when the effects of compliance must be considered.
3. Detailed: A force is used to represent rolling element bearings. Using advanced analysis technology from world-renowned drivetrain simulation software KISSsoft, stiffness is calculated at every step based on the positions and velocities at the bearing location. Damping is based on user-specified factors. Also, a KISSsoft library can be used to lookup characteristic geometry values for many catalog bearings from several manufacturers. This method provides a far more accurate representation of the bearing compliance than the compliant method. It also allows for service life prediction based on industry standards.
Note: | Modelling of Adams Machinery Bearing Joint/Compliant/Detailed method requires Aams_Machinery_Bearing_GUI license. Whereas simulation of only Bearing Detailed method requires Adams_Machinery_Bearing_Solver license. |