Fifth Wheel Test Machine Project

PSU Group Members:

Jonathan Eckart

Rob Grace

Chris Bozarth

Wayne Farley

Academic advisor:Dr. Faryar Etesami

Fifth Wheel Test Machine Project

Industry Sponsor:

CONMET: Phillip Cullinan Frank Severini

Industry Partner:

Industrial Machine Services: Jim Fetters

Preview

• Introduction

• Design Requirements

• Design Selection

• Design Evaluation

• Photos and Video

SIMPLEX 400®

SOLID MOUNT FRAME

SLIDING MOUNT

Introduction

• Who is Conmet?

• What does Conmet do?

• What does Conmet want?

Introduction

• What is a fifth wheel?

Fifth wheel

Introduction

• What is a kingpin?

Introduction

• What is “Trailer loading”?

Design Requirements

• Stand alone design• Deliver 300,000 lbs force• Vertically adjustable• Horizontally adjustable• Acquire force data• Acquire displacement data• Area requirements: <100 square feet• Height requirements: <15 feet• Easy to operate (no more than 2 people)• Time: Operational by June 2, 2004 300000 lbs

SLIDING MOUNTSOLID MOUNT FRAME

Design Selection

Design Selection

Design Selection

Design Selection

Design Selection – Hydraulic System

Design Selection – Electrical System

Design Evaluation

FEA Results - Stress

Reinforced Arm Design

FEA Results - Stress

Photos and Video

• Pictures

• Virtual Motion

• Breaking the Fifth Wheel Video

Pictures of Fixture

Pictures of Fixture

Pictures of Fixture

Videos

• Virtual Motion

• Breakage Video

More Pictures

More Pictures

More Pictures

Questions?