Structural design optimization of the arc spring and dual-mass flywheel integrated with different optimization methods

Ahmet Yildiz; Önder Yilmaz; Hüseyin Karabulut

doi:10.1515/mt-2021-2050

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Structural design optimization of the arc spring and dual-mass flywheel integrated with different optimization methods

Ahmet Yildiz
Ahmet Yildiz, born in 1988, is working as an Assistant Professor at the Automotive Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Bursa Uludag University, Turkey. He received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from the same university in 2017 with the best doctoral-thesis award. He worked as a Visiting Researcher at the Mechanical Engineering Department of Politecnico Di Bari, Italy for 14 months with the scholarships of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) and Politecnico Di Bari. He has been writing many international articles and taking part in many R&D projects from industry. His main research area includes the modeling of vehicle systems and vibrations, mechanisms and machine theory, dynamics and control, applications of the optimization theorem to the mechanical systems, and analysis of the power-trains of the electrical vehicles.
, Önder Yilmaz
Önder Yilmaz, born in 1984, graduated with his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bursa Uludağ University in 2008. Afterward, he worked as Process Quality Engineer of spring products at Ormetal Inc. then joined to Engineering Department as Project Leader for individual spring/metal/plastic based automotive parts. He managed many international projects with different OEM companies from quotation and design activities until serial production phase including process development. He takes charge of product/process design, material selection and failure analysis of spring products as technical expert. Additionally, he is working as Engineering Chief of Engineering Department at the ORAU Orhan Automotive Inc. He is in charge of supporting the engineers in the team and responsible for new R&D activities in the plant. He is currently master’s student in Department of Automotive Engineering at the Uludağ University.
and Hüseyin Karabulut
Hüseyin Karabulut, born in 1982, is currently working as a Research and Development Manager at the ORAU Orhan Automotive. He has graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Sakarya University, Turkey. He also received his MSc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Bursa Uludağ University in 2010 with the fund of the Ministry of Science, Industry, and Trade of Turkey. He is currently continuing to a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bursa Uludağ University. He has been taking part in many R&D projects for the automotive industry and writing several scientific articles and got patents. His main research and application areas include design, simulation, prototyping, and testing & validation of the vehicle systems and components based on mechanism and vibration behavior.

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Abstract

This paper is about the structural design optimization of the torsional arc spring and the dual-mass flywheel (DMF) using three different population-based optimization techniques: Particle swarm optimization (PSO), differential evolution (DE), and genetic algorithm (GA). For this purpose, the equations of the motions of the vehicle powertrain are derived and implemented into the dynamic analysis to minimize the vehicle torsional vibrations. The parameters and initial angles of the arc spring are optimized by considering the objective function that is the sum of the maximum acceleration amplitudes of the crankshaft vibrations. The results demonstrated that the proposed design procedure is able to provide a proper arc spring and DMF inertias to reduce the torsional vibration significantly. Moreover, it is indicated that the DE optimization techniques provide best performances than others. Finally, it is also shown that the natural frequencies can be reduced by the DMF and the optimization results are under the idling critical speed of the engine. The obtained results of this paper are of utmost importance for the arc spring manufacturer about the design process considering both DMF and spring parameters simultaneously to minimize torsional vibration of the vehicle powertrain.

Keywords: arc spring; dual-mass flywheel (DMF); resonance frequency; structural design optimization; vehicle torsional vibrations

Corresponding author: Ahmet Yildiz, Bursa Uludag University, Engineering Faculty, Automotive Engineering Department, Bursa, Turkey, E-mail: ahmetyildiz@uludag.edu.tr

Funding source: Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

Award Identifier / Grant number: 3190332

Funding source: Orhan Automotive Inc

About the authors

Ahmet Yildiz

Ahmet Yildiz, born in 1988, is working as an Assistant Professor at the Automotive Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Bursa Uludag University, Turkey. He received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from the same university in 2017 with the best doctoral-thesis award. He worked as a Visiting Researcher at the Mechanical Engineering Department of Politecnico Di Bari, Italy for 14 months with the scholarships of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) and Politecnico Di Bari. He has been writing many international articles and taking part in many R&D projects from industry. His main research area includes the modeling of vehicle systems and vibrations, mechanisms and machine theory, dynamics and control, applications of the optimization theorem to the mechanical systems, and analysis of the power-trains of the electrical vehicles.

Önder Yilmaz

Önder Yilmaz, born in 1984, graduated with his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bursa Uludağ University in 2008. Afterward, he worked as Process Quality Engineer of spring products at Ormetal Inc. then joined to Engineering Department as Project Leader for individual spring/metal/plastic based automotive parts. He managed many international projects with different OEM companies from quotation and design activities until serial production phase including process development. He takes charge of product/process design, material selection and failure analysis of spring products as technical expert. Additionally, he is working as Engineering Chief of Engineering Department at the ORAU Orhan Automotive Inc. He is in charge of supporting the engineers in the team and responsible for new R&D activities in the plant. He is currently master’s student in Department of Automotive Engineering at the Uludağ University.

Hüseyin Karabulut

Hüseyin Karabulut, born in 1982, is currently working as a Research and Development Manager at the ORAU Orhan Automotive. He has graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Sakarya University, Turkey. He also received his MSc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Bursa Uludağ University in 2010 with the fund of the Ministry of Science, Industry, and Trade of Turkey. He is currently continuing to a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bursa Uludağ University. He has been taking part in many R&D projects for the automotive industry and writing several scientific articles and got patents. His main research and application areas include design, simulation, prototyping, and testing & validation of the vehicle systems and components based on mechanism and vibration behavior.

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to express their sincere thanks to Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) and Orhan Automotive Inc.

Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Research funding: This study is a part of the project coded 3190332 supported by Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) and Orhan Automotive Inc.
Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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arc spring; dual-mass flywheel (DMF); resonance frequency; structural design optimization; vehicle torsional vibrations