WINDSHIELD WIPER MECHANISMS DESIGN IN MECHATRONIC CONCEPT

ALEXANDRU CĂTĂLIN, POZNA CLAUDIU

UNIVERSITY “TRANSILVANIA” OF BRAŞOV, PRODUCT DESIGN & ROBOTICS DEPARTMENT

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.

Keywords

windshield wiper mechanism control system dynamics virtual prototype.