Virtual Prototyping And Dynamic Simulation Of 40t Horizontal Coil Clamp

With the development of computer technology, the technology of VirtualPrototyping also developed rapidly since the 80's of the 20th century. By using prototyping model,Engineers can analyze some kinds of dynamic performance under various working environments and refine the designing concept of Prototype Therefore,the design method of traditional Physical Prototype is being replaced by the method of digital model. It can simplify the development Process of mechanical products, shorten the development cycle, reduce the cost, improve product quality and advance ability of facing to the customer and market demand.The steel coil clamp is an important lifting device used in steel plant, stockhouse and dock for carrying half finished and finished steel coil. But for along time, the design method of mostly adopts the static design and according to the similar products' information to accomplish design and calculation, so these methods are limited. If the technology of Virtual Prototyping is introduced to the study of steel coil sling, it can simulate the running state of each mechanism under various working conditions according to the change of the load and process to the time with computer and results from the simulation can be used to estimate and judge different data of actual movement, and realize the dynamic simulation analysis of steel coil sling. And it can avoid the disadvantage of the static design method of the product.This paper takes the 40t electronic translational horizontal coil clamp as a research object and uses three-dimensional solid modeling software of UG and Virtual Prototyping software of ADAMS to build on Virtua1Prototyping of the clamp and to carry on the dynamic simulation analysis of the machine. On the basis of further studying on the operating principle and working process of the clamp, using three-dimensional solid modeling software of UG to establish the model of the clamp according to the true system of the clamp which offered the foundation for dynamics simulation analysis of the device. Converting the three-dimensional solid modeling of the clamp which established in the software of UG to the software of ADAMS and establishing the Virtual Prototyping model with adding restraint, movement and load in the software of ADAMS. Finally carrying on the dynamic simulation of the clamp with the process of squeezing and lifting the steel coil and analyzing the results reasonable.This paper has attempted to use the technology of Virtual Prototyping to the design study of the special steel coil sling——the electronic translational horizontal coil clamp with the type of electronic translation. By research, it's a feasible analysis method that carrying on dynamic simulation analysis of clamp with the technology of Virtual Prototyping which can simulate different work process of the device. And it can offer important reference date for the design, analysis and research of clamp in the future. And it can shorten development cycle and reduce cost of the product.