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Structural Engineering and Mechanics Volume 35, Number 1, May10 2010 , pages 53-65 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2010.35.1.053 |
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On the accuracy of estimation of rigid body inertia properties from modal testing results |
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M.R. Ashory, A. Malekjafarian and P. Harandi
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| Abstract | ||
| The rigid body inertia properties of a structure including the mass, the center of gravity location, the mass moments and principal axes of inertia are required for structural dynamic analysis, modeling of mechanical systems, design of mechanisms and optimization. The analytical approaches such as solid or finite element modeling can not be used efficiently for estimating the rigid body inertia properties of complex structures. Several experimental approaches have been developed to determine the rigid body inertia properties of a structure via Frequency Response Functions (FRFs). In the present work two experimental methods are used to estimate the rigid body inertia properties of a frame. The first approach consists of using the amount of mass as input to estimate the other inertia properties of frame. In the second approach, the property of orthogonality of modes is used to derive the inertia properties of a frame. The accuracy of the estimated parameters is evaluated through the comparison of the experimental results with those of the theoretical Solid Work model of frame. Moreover, a thorough discussion about the effect of accuracy of measured FRFs on the estimation of inertia properties is presented. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| rigid body; inertia properties; frequency response functions; mode shapes; transformation matrix. | ||
| Address | ||
| M.R. Ashory: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran A. Malekjafarian: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran P. Harandi: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran | ||