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Testing
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Paul Carroll
Mechanical Engineer
GRV Component Test
Stuttgart, Germany
May 6, 2008
MTS Capabilities
Impact Strength
9
9
9
9
9
9
Yield
Tensile Load
Rotation & Oscillation Torque
Axial End Movement
Cam-Out Strength
Assy Fatigue and Heat Treat
Pull-Out/Push-Out Strength
9
9
The Goals:
- Determine ball joint loads experienced during service life.
- Translate those loads into an easily-reproducible laboratory test.
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Input
Loads
Moments
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Attachment
Loads
Moments
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No
Is Reproduction
of frequency
content
Important?
Is this a
Multi-axial
Case?
No
Yes
No
Sinusoidal
or
Block Cycle
Yes
Time History
Simulation or
PSD repro
Is Reproduction of
Frequency content
important
May be able
To use
PV Slicing
Method
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Is there a linear
relationship between
any axis of loading?
Yes
Yes
Time History
Simulation
Solid
Strut
Long
Lat
Vert
10
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Longitudinal Force
12
Longitudinal Force
PV Time History
13
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No
Is Reproduction
of frequency
content
Important?
Is this a
Multi-axial
Case?
No
Yes
No
Sinusoidal
or
Block Cycle
Yes
Time History
Simulation or
PSD repro
Is Reproduction of
Frequency content
important
May be able
To use
PV Slicing
Method
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Is there a linear
relationship between
any axis of loading?
Yes
Yes
Time History
Simulation
2. PARAMETER
3. CONTROL
Control of
Amplitude Distributions
Spectral Densities
1. REMOTE
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