Method for modeling a mounting assembly and a mounting assembly
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsAshok Rajendran, Chijie Lin, Chunhui Pan
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a computer-implemented method for modeling a mounting assembly having a mounting strap configured to couple a component to a bracket. The method includes modeling a loosened configuration of the mounting strap, wherein the loosened configuration provides a first substantially continuous curvature of portions of the mounting strap engaged with the bracket and the component. The method also includes applying simulated stresses to the mounting strap in the loosened configuration and outputting failure mode information of the mounting strap based on the simulated stresses on the mounting strap.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for modeling a mounting assembly having a mounting strap configured to couple a component to a bracket, the method comprising:
- modeling, with a computer, a loosened configuration of the mounting strap, wherein the loosened configuration provides a first substantially continuous curvature of portions of the mounting strap engaged with the bracket and the component;
- applying simulated stresses to the mounting strap in the loosened configuration;
- and
- outputting failure mode information of the mounting strap based on the simulated stresses on the mounting strap.
A computer-implemented method for modeling a mounting assembly including a mounting strap configured to couple a component to a bracket, the method comprising:
- modeling, with a computer, a loosened configuration of the mounting strap, wherein the loosened configuration provides a first substantially continuous curvature of portions of the mounting strap engaged with the bracket and the component;
- applying simulated stresses to the mounting strap in the loosened configuration;
- outputting failure mode information of the mounting strap based on the simulated stresses on the mounting strap;
- and
- modifying a design of the mounting assembly based on the configuration of the modeled loosened mounting strap.
A mounting assembly for mounting a component, comprising:
- a bracket;
- a mounting strap for mounting the component to the bracket;
- and
- a strap support for coupling the mounting strap to the bracket, the strap support having a curved configuration based on a computer-implemented analysis of the mounting strap in a loosened configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.