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, lbs SLIDING MOUNT SOLID MOUNT FRAME
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
Videos Virtual Motion Breakage Video
More Pictures
Questions?