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DoE & Optimization in Automotive MBS Simulation Tasks
2011 European HyperWorks Technology Conference, Nov. 8th, Bonn, Germany
SuspensionAnalysis
&
Vehicle Handling
ComfortSimulation
Consistent Mechatronic Vehicle Model
mechatronic
Application of MBS
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Calculation ofStatic & Dynamic
Loads
Calculation of Package Demand
mechatroniccomponent
Content
1. Introduction and calculation process
• Initial point & mission
• Process overview
• Used software
2. Example: driving comfort ���� design of engine mount systems
• Problem definition
• Engine mount system � creation of coupled / decoupled variants
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• Engine mount system � creation of coupled / decoupled variants
• Relative comparison of different variants
• Summary
3. Conclusions and further work
Initial Point
Mission (some years ago):
Highlight the influence of vehicle configurations and testing parameters to rollover behaviour.
���� Long time running simulation.
���� Huge number of simulation runs.
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���� Automated simulation and data analysis process needed.
Process Overview
User defined
Parameters
Manoeuvres
Vehicle Configurations
Module Properties
Component Properties
MBS Solver
Data Analysis
MBS Model
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Results
Process Overview
DoEStochastic approach
Systematic approach
OptimizationNumerical
optimization
User defined
Parameters
Manoeuvres
Vehicle Configurations
Module Properties
Component Properties
MBS Solver
Data Analysis
MBS Model
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Results
DoE Correlation Coefficients
Optimization
Data Analysis
DoEStochastic approach
Systematic approach
OptimizationNumerical
optimization
User defined
Parameters
Manoeuvres
Vehicle Configurations
Module Properties
Component Properties
ALTAIR Hyperstudy® MSC.ADAMS/Car®
Python®
Used Software
MBS Model
MBS Solver
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Results
DoE Correlation Coefficients
Optimization
National Instruments - DIAdem®
Python
Content
1. Introduction and calculation process
• Initial point & mission
• Process overview
• Used software
2. Example: driving comfort ���� design of engine mount systems
• Problem definition
• Engine mount system � creation of coupled / decoupled variants
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• Engine mount system � creation of coupled / decoupled variants
• Relative comparison of different variants
• Summary
3. Conclusions and further work
Problem Definition
Increased relevance of engine mount system design due to:
• trend towards lighter car bodies (body in white) and more power-intensive engines
• trend towards 3Zylinder / 2Zylinder engines ���� engine torque fluctuation gets more important
• front wheel driven vehicles with low idle speed
Investigations considering the design & analysis of engine mount systems:
engine rigid body modes ( frequencies, coupling of modes)
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• engine rigid body modes (���� frequencies, coupling of modes)
• engine excitation (gas forces ���� acceleration at seat rail and mount positions at body)
• road excitation (���� acceleration at seat rail and mount positions at body)
Engine Mount System
Is it possible to use the modal coupling as a reliable indicator of the performance of
an engine mount system?
Hypothesis:
• Decoupling of engine rigid body modes increases comfort for engine excitation
• Coupling of engine rigid body modes increases comfort for road excitation
� Finding coupled & decoupled engine mount systems by means of DoE and
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� Finding coupled & decoupled engine mount systems by means of DoE andnumerical optimization by using modal kinetic energy
� Calculation of engine and road excitations and judge accelerations at seat rail and body-sided mount positions
Definition of Modal Kinetic Energy
Modal matrix with Eigenvectors
Reduced modal matrix considering degrees of freedom of part j
Modal kinetic energy of mode i
Modal kinetic energy of part j considering mode i
Thereby is the ith column vector of the reduced modal matrix
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0%
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rz
ry
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� Modal kinetic energy of part “engine”
separated for six rigid-body engine modes
(number 31...36) and in translational &
rotational directions.
� Result of a first DoE is a strongly coupled
version of engine mount system
Optimization Loop
� Optimization criteria is maximum of purity
for each mode by using modal kinetic
energy values
� Parameters: mount positions, mount
stiffness and damping values
� Algorithm: ARSM
� Calculation time: ~17min
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� Result of numerical optimization is a well
decoupled version of engine mount system,
regarding rigid-body engine modes
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Engine / Road Excitation
coupled decoupled
MSF rough road + -
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MSF rough road + -
Public highway + -
Rough asphalt + -
Cobblestone pavement + -
Single obstacle + -
3rd gear runup - +
Idle run - +
Result of virtual road simulation
� Acceleration at driver seat rail (vertical direction)
� Relative comparison of different variants
Engine / Road Excitation
basicversions with comparable
frequencies
versions with samestiffness / loss angle
coupled decoupled coupled FRQ
decoupledFRQ
coupledSTIFF
decoupledSTIFF
coupled½ STIFF
decoupled½ STIFF
MSF rough road + - ~ ~ + -
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MSF rough road + - ~ ~ + -
Public highway + - + - + -
Rough asphalt + - ~ ~ + -
Cobblestone pavement + - + - + -
Single obstacle + - ~ ~ + -
3rd gear runup - + - + + - - +
Idle run - + - + - + - +
Summary – Engine Mount System Design
Conclusion:
Shown results support Hypothesis:
• Even if considering comparable rigid engine/gearbox pitch frequency (RY) or comparable stiffness levels:
� decoupling decreases body-accelerations for engine excitation
� coupling decreases body-accelerations for road excitation
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• Using modal kinetic energies offers possibility to tune an engine mount system as desired (improve comfort for road- or engine-excitation) in a very fast way
• With additional boundaries (e.g. eigenfrequency of engine pitch mode should be low) optimized compromise solutions are possible
Content
1. Introduction and calculation process
• Initial point & mission
• Process overview
• Used software
2. Example: driving comfort ���� design of engine mount systems
• Problem definition
• Engine mount system � creation of coupled / decoupled variants
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• Engine mount system � creation of coupled / decoupled variants
• Relative comparison of different variants
• Summary
3. Conclusions and further work
Conclusion:
• “Automated” simulation process successfully launched.
• For different areas of MBS application at MAGNA Steyr, e.g. comfort simulation � design of
engine mount systems the application of numerical DoE and optimization methods certainly offers the possibility to accelerate the design process significantly.
• Nevertheless the “push the button and get the optimal design” approach seems to be out of reach.
Conclusions and further work
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reach.
Further work:
• “Plug-and-play” process for mechatronic models (by using co-simulation MATLAB <-> ADAMS/Car) will be ready by end of this year.
• Further investigations on target conflict between vehicle handling and driving comfort will be done by using numerical DoE and optimization methods – on going work.
Thank you very much for your kind attention!
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Contact Address:
Mr. Werner Reinalter
MAGNA Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik
Liebenauer Hauptstraße 317
www.magnasteyr.com