- Patent Title: Interpolation engine for analysis of time-varying load data signals
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Application No.: US13760169Application Date: 2013-02-06
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Publication No.: US09645041B2Publication Date: 2017-05-09
- Inventor: William V. Mars
- Applicant: Endurica LLC
- Applicant Address: US OH Findlay
- Assignee: Endurica LLC
- Current Assignee: Endurica LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Findlay
- Agency: Ward Law Office LLC
- Agent Jacob M. Ward
- Main IPC: G01M5/00
- IPC: G01M5/00 ; G01N22/00

Abstract:
A method for analyzing fatigue life of an elastomeric component includes a step of conducting a finite element analysis to obtain a base state. A plurality of case vectors are then selected to represent a space of possible loading states that occur within a time-varying load data signal based on measurement of the elastomeric component or on a simulation of multibody dynamics. For at least a portion of the case vectors, a finite element analysis is conducted at a plurality of discrete gridpoints along the case vectors starting at the base state and tracking the case vector. Using an interpolation engine, desired local solution variables for a current state may be interpolated from the finite element analysis at the plurality of discrete gridpoints. A damage calculation may then be calculated based on the desired local solution variables for the current state.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130204541A1 INTERPOLATION ENGINE FOR ANALYSIS OF TIME-VARYING LOAD DATA SIGNALS Public/Granted day:2013-08-08
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