NDLI: Improved Measurement Method for the Identification of the Centre of Gravity Location and of the Inertia Tensor of Rigid Bodies

Content Provider	The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Digital Collection
Author	Previati, G. Gobbi, M. Mastinu, G.
Copyright Year	2008
Abstract	The knowledge of the inertia properties of rigid bodies is of crucial importance for the correct simulation of complex mechanical systems. For this purpose at the Politecnico di Milano (Technical university of Milan) a series of test rigs have been constructed for the measurement of mass, centre of gravity location and inertia tensor of rigid bodies with masses ranging from 50 to 3500 kg. The test rigs are basically three or four bar pendulums carrying the body under investigation. The body is made to rotate around three axes passing nearby the body centre of gravity and the resulting highly non linear motion is recorded. A mathematical model simulating the motion of the body carried by the pendulum is used to identify the full inertia tensor by minimising the error between the computed and measured data. These test rigs are currently used for the identification of the mass properties of different cars, light farm tractors, engines, gearboxes and satellites. In this paper a new implementation of these test rigs is shown. By redesigning the instrumentation setup and with a new mathematical procedure for the identification, the test rigs can be used to identify the centre of gravity location and the inertia tensor with a single experimental test. In the new configuration the test rigs require a very short testing time and they are suitable for commercial development.
Sponsorship	Design Engineering Division and Computers in Engineering Division
Starting Page	841
Ending Page	850
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9780791843291
DOI	10.1115/DETC2008-49830
e-ISBN	0791838315
Volume Number	Volume 5: 13th Design for Manufacturability and the Lifecycle Conference; 5th Symposium on International Design and Design Education; 10th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle and Tire Technologies
Conference Proceedings	ASME 2008 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
Language	English
Publisher Date	2008-08-03
Publisher Place	Brooklyn, New York, USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Errors Tensors Satellites Inertia (mechanics) Simulation Center of mass Pendulums Mass measurement Instrumentation Automobiles Engines Testing
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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