Abstract: | Determining the real behavior of the windshield wiper mechanisms is a priority in the design stage since the emergence of the computer graphic simulation. The paper attempts to analyze and simulate the windshield wiper mechanisms by using a complex virtual prototyping platform, which includes the following software: CATIA (realizing the 3D solid model), ADAMS/View (analyzing and optimizing the mechanical model), and ADAMS/Controls & MATLAB/Simulink (controlling the mechanism). For applying the design strategy, we considered a tandem pattern double-lever system, which is approached in the concurrent engineering concept, by integrating the control system in the mechanical model at the virtual prototype level. |
