ADAMS TUTORIAL

Piston/Crank/Driveshaft Assembly
1.0 General Instructions
Underline Mouse click
CAPITAL Menu or Toolbar !eadin"
Bold #e$uired selection
Italics User entered information
Start Adams
Lo" into any of the %indo&s '((( &orkstations in the %ean cluster)
tart*+All Pro"rams*+Class oft&are*+Adams ,')(*+A-ie&*+Adams Vie
In this &indo&. !reate a ne model should be selected)
M/D0L 1AM0*+Valve{group-number} *+O"
21/T02 This should be ty3ed as one &ord. for e4am3le5 Valve1 or Valve21. de3endin" on your
"rou3 number)
#.0 Set U$ t%e Drain& 'n(ironment
0TTI16*+)or*in& Grid
i7e5 8 9 ':(mm ; 9 ':(mm
3acin"5 8 9 ,(mm ; 9 ,(mm
%/#<I16 6#ID 0TTI16*+O"
-I0%*+!oordinate )indo
+.0 'nlar&in& t%e Main )indo
MAI1 T//L=/8*+Left Click D,namic -ic*.
Left Click to3 left corner of "rid and !old then Dra" to bottom ri"ht corner of "rid and #elease
>This &ill enlar"e the &orkin" area to fill the main &indo&)?
..0 De/ine Material -ro$erties
..1 !%an&e -ro$erties o/ Steel
=UILD*+MAT0#IAL*+Modi/,
DATA=A0 1A-I6AT/#*+materials >double click?
MAT0#IAL*+steel >double click?
M/DI@; MAT0#IAL*+-oissons Ratio90.30
M/DI@; MAT0#IAL*+Densit,9(7750.0(kgmeter!!3""
M/DI@; MAT0#IAL*+O"
..# !%an&e -ro$erties o/ Aluminum
=UILD*+MAT0#IAL*+Modi/,
DATA=A0 1A-I6AT/#*+materials >double click?
MAT0#IAL*+aluminum >double click?
M/DI@; MAT0#IAL*+0oun&s Modulus 9 (7.20#$010(%e&tonmeter!!2""
M/DI@; MAT0#IAL*+-oissons Ratio 9 0.32
M/DI@; MAT0#IAL*+Densit, 9 (2750.0(kgmeter!!3""
M/DI@; MAT0#IAL*+O"
1.0 !reate !ran* !D
MAI1 T//L=/8*+Left click Ri&id Bod,2 Lin*
LI1<*+Len&t% >this should 3ut a checkmark in the bo4?
LI1<*+Len&t% 9 >'.0cm"(
LI1<*+)idt% >this should 3ut a checkmark in the bo4?
LI1<*+)idt% 9 ().0cm"
LI1<*+ De$t% >this should 3ut a checkmark in the bo4?
LI1<*+ De$t% 9 >2.5cm"
MAI1 %I1D/%
Click on the coordinate >,'(.(.(?
Click on the coordinate >A(.(.(?
>colors of 3arts may vary?
3.0 !reate !ran* B!
MAI1 T//L=/8*+Left click Ri&id Bod,2 Lin*
LI1<*+Len&t% 9 >15.0cm"
LI1<*+)idt% 9 (2.0cm"
LI1<*+De$t% 9 (1.5cm"
>make sure bo4es are still checked?
MAI1 %I1D/%
Click on PA#TB')MA#<0#B'
Click on the coordinate >*C(.(.(?
>colors of 3arts may vary?
4.0 !reate -iston
MAI1 T//L=/8*+#i"ht Click Ri&id Bod,2 Lin*
#I6ID =/D;*+!,linder
C;LI1D0#*+Len&t% >this should 3ut a checkmark in the bo4?
C;LI1D0#*+Len&t% 9 >3.0cm"
C;LI1D0#*+Radius >this should 3ut a checkmark in the bo4?
C;LI1D0#*+Radius 9 >).3cm"
MAI1 %I1D/%
Click on PA#TBD)MA#<0#BE
Click on the coordinate >*'((.(.(?
>colors of 3arts may vary?
4.1 !%an&e Material to Aluminum
#i"ht Click on the Cylinder
PA#T5 PA#TE*+Modi/,
M/DI@; =/D;*+Material T,$e 9 aluminum
>make sure to Fust ty3e aluminum in the s3ace?
M/DI@; =/D;*+A$$l,
>This should chan"e the 3ro3erties to those of aluminum like in fi"ure belo&?
M/DI@; =/D;*+O"
5.0 Add Re(olute 6oints
5.1 Add 6oint 1 7!ran* !D to Ground8
MAI1 T//L=/8*+Left Click 6oint2 Re(olute
MAI1 %I1D/%
Click on PA#TB' >Crank CD?
Click on "round >any&here in the o3en "rid?
Click on PA#TB')MA#<0#B, >the u33er ri"ht 3oint of the Crank CD?
5.# Add 6oint # 7!ran* !D to !ran* B!8
MAI1 T//L=/8*+Left Click 6oint2 Re(olute
MAI1 %I1D/%
Click on PA#TB' >Crank CD?
Click on PA#TBD >Crank =C?
Click on PA#TBD)MA#<0#BD >the intersection of Cranks CD and =C?
5.+ Add 6oint + 7!ran* B! to !,linder8
MAI1 T//L=/8*+Left Click 6oint2 Re(olute
MAI1 %I1D/%
Click on PA#TBD >Crank =C?
Click on PA#TBE >the Cylinder?
Click on PA#TBD)MA#<0#BE >the intersection of Crank =C and the cylinder?
9.0 Add Translational 6oint
MAI1 T//L=/8*+#i"ht Click 6oint2 Re(olute
G/I1T*+Translational
MAI1 %I1D/%
Click on PA#TBE >the Cylinder?
Click on "round >any&here in the o3en "rid?
Click on PA#TBE)cm >near the center of the Cylinder i)e) >center of mass?
Click on the coordinate >(.(.(? >the arro& &ill 3oint in the 3ositive 8*direction?
10.0 Im$ose Motion on 6oint 1
MAI1 T//L=/8*+Left Click Rotational 6oint Motion
C!A#ACT0#ITIC*+S$eed 9 *)200* then hit the 0nter key
>This is e$ual to *E'((de"/s &hich is the e$uivalent of H((r3m in the clock&ise direction?
MAI1 %I1D/%
Click on G/I1TB, >the u33er ri"ht 3ortion of Crank CD?
10.1 Test Motion
MAI1 T//L=/8*+Interacti(e Simulation !ontrols
22The simulation controls are featured belo&) To run a simulation. click . to sto3. click
. and to reset a simulation. click )
Play simulation and ,? make sure 3iston moves linearly and '? the crank rotates clock&ise)
#eset the simulation before continuin"
11.0 Sa(e and -rint
11.1 Sa(e 0our Model
@IL0*+Select Director, >C5IDocuments and ettin"sIuserid?
@IL0*+Sa(e Data:ase
I1@/#MATI/1*+O" >The model has been saved to the directory you chose?
11.# Mo(e Sa(ed Data to Andre ;ile S,stem
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Double left click the root directory on the left side of the bottom 3ortion of your screen
#i"ht click on the folder labeled JPrivateK
Left click =e Director, then O"
In the dialo" bo4 ty3e5 +,+-.
Left click O" and a dialo" bo4 should a33ear >':H M<D Command uccessful?
Left click O"
In the ri"ht 3ortion of the bottom of your screen. the directory you Fust created should a33ear as a
folder)
@ind the =I1 file you Fust created on the local drive in the to3 3ortion of your screen)
>C5IDocuments and ettin"sIuseridI-alveL"rou3numberM)bin?
Left click and dra" this file to the ADAM directory on the bottom screen)
-erify that the file is 3ro3erly 3laced in the correct directory on you A@ s3ace)
Close <erb@TP
11.+ -rint ;irst !o$,
@IL0*+-rint >if in the %ean cluster. make sure to 3rint at either %ean*N,:( or %ean*N,((?
>both 3rinters are located in the hall&ay outside the cluster?
>it &ould be advised to make sure the 3rinters are &orkin"?
11.. -rint at Di//erent An&le
-I0%*+P#0*0T*+Iso
-I0%*+#01D0# M/D0*+Smoot% S%aded
@IL0*+-rint >%ean*N,:( or %ean*N,((?
11.1 !lose S%o$ or !ontinue Goin&
If you have had enou"h. this is the end of the first 3ortion and you may close ADAM/-ie&)
There is no need to save a"ain) At another time you may be"in at ste3 ,')()
If you &ant to continue &ithout closin" ADAM and finish u3 &ith the tutorial. disre"ard ste3
,')( and be"in at ,'),
1#.0 Gettin& t%in&s started a&ain
;ou should have a file saved on your A@ s3ace in a folder called ADAM and it should be
called -alveL"rou3numberM)bin) !ereOs ho& to "et it)
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/P01 C/110CTI/1*+<ostname 9 uni4)andre&)cmu)edu *+!onnect
Double left click the root directory on the left side of the bottom 3ortion of your screen
Double left click on the folder labeled JPrivateK
Double left click the folder labeled JADAMK >your =I1 file should be here?
/n the local drive >the to3 3ortion of the 3a"e? "o to C5IDocuments and ettin"sIuserid
Left click and dra" your =I1 file to this location on the C5 drive
The location of your file should no& be
C5IDocuments and ettin"sIuseridI-alveL"rou3numberM)bin
Start Adams
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!o& &ould you like to 3roceedP*+/3en an e4istin" database*+O"
elect @ile*+-alveL"rou3numberM)bin*+O$en >your =I1 file should be located under
C5IDocuments and ettin"sIuseridI-alveL"rou3numberM)bin
1#.1 Return to ;ront Vie
-I0%*+P#0*0T*+;ront
1+.0 Simulate
1+.1 Run Simulation
MAI1 T//L=/8*+Interacti(e Simulation !ontrols
22The simulation controls are featured belo&) To run a simulation. click . to sto3. click
. and to reset a simulation. click ) =e sure to #00T the simulation bet&een runs22
#un the simulation &ith an 'nd Time of ()' and ,(( Ste$s >this is for idle s3eed) ;ou &ill
re3eat this a"ain &ith a different 0nd Time &hich is s3ecified later?) Let the simulation sto3 on
its o&n)
Make sure to reset the simulation after it is finished) If for some reason you need to re3lay the
simulation. make sure to reset it)
1+.# Set Measurement -arameters /or !,linder
#eset imulation
#i"ht Click on the Cylinder
Left Click **MA#<0#5 CM*+Measure
P/I1T M0AU#0*+!%aracteristic 9 Translational -elocity >@rom Pull Do&n Menu?
P/I1T M0AU#0*+O" >A 3lot &indo& should a33ear re3resentin" velocity of the cylinder?
#i"ht Click the 3lot &indo& >In any of the &hite area?
PL/T5 C!T,*+Trans/er to ;ull -lot
DATA*+#0ULT 0T*+6OI=T>+
DATA*+C/MP/101T*+;?
DATA*+Add !ur(es >This adds a curve for the force at the Cylinder Foint?
@IL0*+P#I1T*+also sho& %indo&s 3rint dialo" >check bo4?*+O" >%ean*N,:( or %ean*N,((?
@IL0*+!lose -lot )indo
1+.+ Set Measurement -arameters /or !ran* !D
Make sure simulation is reset)
#i"ht Click on the C#A1< CD >1ear the Foint to C#A1< =C?
Left Click **Marker5 MA#<0#B'*+Measure
P/I1T M0AU#0*+!%aracteristic 9 Translational -elocity >@rom Pull Do&n Menu?
P/I1T M0AU#0*+!om$onent 9 ma"
P/I1T M0AU#0*+O" >A 3lot &indo& should a33ear?
#i"ht Click the 3lot &indo& >In any of the &hite area?
PL/T5 C!T,*+Trans/er To ;ull -lot
@IL0*+P#I1T*+also sho& %indo&s 3rint dialo" >check bo4?*+O" >%ean*N,:( or %ean*N,((?
@IL0*+!lose -lot )indo
E ) ,H ,H ,N ,H
E ) ,H ,H ,N ,H

v v v v
1+.. Animation
MAI1 T//L=/8*+Animation
This mode has similar controls to the simulation mode &ith one e4ce3tion5 *, and Q,
<ee3 the cylinder velocity 3lot o3en
Usin" the Q,/*, tools or the scrollbar under them. you can trace the velocities for each time ste3)
Q, &ill move the crank and 3iston one ste3 in the 3ositive time direction) imilarly. *, &ill move
the system in the ne"ative direction by , ste3) This &ill allo& you to find estimated values of
velocity on the 3lot at different crank an"les)
(. C(. ,N(. and 'H( de"rees are easy to visuali7e. but A( de"rees may be difficult to see) It &ill
be easier to calculate the time at &hich these an"les occur) The an"le is e$ual to >time?2>an"ular
velocity?) Therefore. the time to "et to C( de"rees in idle is >C(de"?/>E'((de"/s? 9 ()(',E
seconds)
ince there are ,(( ste3s. each ste3 &ill move the simulation by >0nd Time?/,(() @or idle the
end time is ()' seconds and for red*line the end time is ()(' seconds) In addition. ste3 , is for
time 9 ( and ste3 ,(, is for time 9 >0nd Time?) !ereOs an e$uation to kno& &hat time coincides
&ith &hat ste35 t 9 >tste3*,?2>0nd Time?/,(( or tste3 9 t2,((/>0nd Time?Q,
The numbers you obtain for a time ste3 numbers &ill 3robably not be &hole numbers) ;ou can
obtain a "ood estimate of the velocity by assumin" that the 3ath bet&een each ste3 is linear)
Therefore if you obtain a time ste3 number of ,H)E from the e$uation above. you can estimate the
velocity by com3arin" it to the velocities at ,H >v,H? and at ,N >v,N?5
This method is called linear inter3olation)
1+.1 'nd Simulation
#eset animation and close 3lot &indo&s)
Bac* to simulation mode
MAI1 T//L=/8*+Interacti(e Simulation !ontrols
Make sure simulation is reset
1..0 Modi/, Motion !%aracteristics
#i"ht Click on the Motion Arro& >the bi" blue one?
Motion5 M/TI/1B,*+Modi/,
G/I1T M/TI/1*+;unction7Time8 9 *33'00.0*!time
>*DDA(()(d2time is e$uivalent to *DDA((de"/s 9 :A((r3m clock&ise?
G/I1T M/TI/1*+O"
1..1 Re$eat
#e3eat measurements and 3lots as in Part ,D but !<A=G' 'nd Time in the simulation mode to
()(' and kee3 Ste$s at ,(()
1..# I/ ,ou /inis%ed t%e measurements and $lots /or :ot% s$eeds@ ,ou ma, no close
ADAMSAVie. T%ere is no need to sa(e.