COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SIMULATION

 
Truck Brakes: Using GBF, EDSMAC4 and SIMON in Your Analysis
Instructor: Wesley D. Grimes and Kenneth S. Baker
Time: Thursday, 8:30 AM

Description:
The purpose of this workshop is to show the student how to apply the tools in HVE to analyze heavy truck braking issues. The s-cam brake system will be reveiwed, and simple hand-calculations based on the Heusser equations published in SAE 910126 will be shown. Once these equations and concepts are presented, three different HVE tools will be demonstrated. First, using the hand calculations, EDSMAC4 will be used to study vehicle braking events. The GBF (Graphical Brake Forces) program will then be used to demonstrate how to calculate the brake forces directly within HVE, and the calculated values will be used in the EDSMAC4 model. The SIMON model, working in conjunction with the HVE Brake Designer, will also be used to analyze different brake performance issues.

Upon completing this workshop, the student will be able to better study braking issues and crashes involving trucks where braking is a part of the analysis.

This workshop is intended for experienced HVE and HVE-2D users, but all levels are encouraged to attend as the concepts presented are extremely powerful and beneficial for all users.

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