Predicting the Fatigue Life of a Ball Joint

The technical conditions and service life of steering elements of vehicles are an important factor directly affecting road safety. Therefore, high reliability of such kind’s components is required. In the paper, on the basis of the stand test, the fatigue durability of a ball joint of a steering tie...

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Autores principales: Edward Kozłowski, Anna Borucka, Tadeusz Szymczak, Andrzej Świderski, Leszek Gil
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a0380397c67947e5b71248fa07a8c3752021-12-05T14:11:11ZPredicting the Fatigue Life of a Ball Joint1407-617910.2478/ttj-2021-0035https://doaj.org/article/a0380397c67947e5b71248fa07a8c3752021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/ttj-2021-0035https://doaj.org/toc/1407-6179The technical conditions and service life of steering elements of vehicles are an important factor directly affecting road safety. Therefore, high reliability of such kind’s components is required. In the paper, on the basis of the stand test, the fatigue durability of a ball joint of a steering tie rod is determined. It is elaborated together with a prediction for the further number of cycles, enabling to determine the technical state of the tested component containing its service life. The aim of the article is to select an appropriate mathematical model with respect to describing the relationship between the moment of force and the fatigue cycles performed for the ball joint of a steering rod of a vehicle with a GVW above 3.5 tonnes, and identifying the model’s parameters. As a result, the limit number of loading cycles after which the examined joint does not meet safety requirements is estimated.Edward KozłowskiAnna BoruckaTadeusz SzymczakAndrzej ŚwiderskiLeszek GilSciendoarticlepredictionfatigue lifeball jointsteering roadmathematical modellinear regressionTransportation and communicationK4011-4343ENTransport and Telecommunication, Vol 22, Iss 4, Pp 453-460 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic prediction
fatigue life
ball joint
steering road
mathematical model
linear regression
Transportation and communication
K4011-4343
spellingShingle prediction
fatigue life
ball joint
steering road
mathematical model
linear regression
Transportation and communication
K4011-4343
Edward Kozłowski
Anna Borucka
Tadeusz Szymczak
Andrzej Świderski
Leszek Gil
Predicting the Fatigue Life of a Ball Joint
description The technical conditions and service life of steering elements of vehicles are an important factor directly affecting road safety. Therefore, high reliability of such kind’s components is required. In the paper, on the basis of the stand test, the fatigue durability of a ball joint of a steering tie rod is determined. It is elaborated together with a prediction for the further number of cycles, enabling to determine the technical state of the tested component containing its service life. The aim of the article is to select an appropriate mathematical model with respect to describing the relationship between the moment of force and the fatigue cycles performed for the ball joint of a steering rod of a vehicle with a GVW above 3.5 tonnes, and identifying the model’s parameters. As a result, the limit number of loading cycles after which the examined joint does not meet safety requirements is estimated.
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author Edward Kozłowski
Anna Borucka
Tadeusz Szymczak
Andrzej Świderski
Leszek Gil
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title Predicting the Fatigue Life of a Ball Joint
title_short Predicting the Fatigue Life of a Ball Joint
title_full Predicting the Fatigue Life of a Ball Joint
title_fullStr Predicting the Fatigue Life of a Ball Joint
title_full_unstemmed Predicting the Fatigue Life of a Ball Joint
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