SIMULATION
By
Reinaldo Qiu 11401009
BACHELOR’S DEGREE in
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING –MECHATRONICS CONCENTRATION FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SWISS GERMAN UNIVERSITY The Prominence Tower
Jalan Jalur Sutera Barat No. 15, Alam Sutera Tangerang, Banten 15143 - Indonesia
July 2018
Revision after the Thesis Defense on 16 July 2018
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STATEMENT BY THE AUTHOR
I hereby declare that this submission is my own work and to the best of my knowledge, it contains no material previously published or written by another person, nor material which to a substantial extent has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma at any educational institution, except where due acknowledgement is made in the thesis.
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Student Date
Approved by:
Dr. Eka Budiarto, S.T., M.Sc.
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Thesis Advisor Date
Leonard Priyatna Rusli, B.SC., M.Sc.,Ph.D.
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Thesis Co-Advisor Date
Dr. Irvan S. Kartawiria, S.T.,M.Sc.
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Dean Date
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ABSTRACT
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION BICYCLE MOTION SIMULATOR:
MECHANICAL AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
By Reinaldo Qiu
Dr. Eka Budiarto, S.T, M.Sc., Advisor
Leonard Priyatna Rusli, B.Sc.,M.Sc.,Ph.D, Co-Advisor
SWISS GERMAN UNIVERSITY
The objective of this thesis is to design and construct a full scale functional mechanical design of bicycle simulator. The simulator will simulate the uphill and downhill motion.
This thesis focuses on design and mechanical construction. The design of the system is using SOLIDWORKS. The sensors will be using potentiometer attached to the mechanical part as feedback and input. The actuator is using 12VDC linear actuator.
The motor driver is using IBT-2. For main controller is ARDUINO MEGA 2850 and ARDUINO software to input the program in to the controller. The simulator will be connected to VR and using game telemetry data for the input. For safety reason the strength of the material is tested in FEA simulation first.
Keywords: bicycle simulator, SOLIDWORKS, IBT-2, ARDUINO MEGA 2850,
ARDUINO, potentiometer, VR, FEA simulation.
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DEDICATION
I dedicate my work to everyone who always helped me in finishing this thesis work. To
my father, mother, and sister who always supports me, my sponsor and friend who gives
me ideas and motivations throughout my thesis work. And last but not least Mr. Eka
Budiarto who pushed me and guide me along the process of my thesis work.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First of all, I would like to thank Dr. Eka Budiarto as advisor for his guidance and insight for my project and Leonard Rusli, Ph D as co-advisor for his ideas, advices, and expertise in mechanical knowledge.
I would like to thank Willian Irawan as a sponsor for this project and gave useful inputs.
And last but not least, to thank family and friend to always support and push during this
thesis development.
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STATEMENT BY THE AUTHOR ... 2
ABSTRACT ... 3
DEDICATION ... 5
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ... 6
LIST OF FIGURES ... 10
LIST OF TABLES ... 12
CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION ... 13
Background ... 13
Thesis Objectives ... 14
Thesis Problem ... 14
Thesis Questions ... 14
Thesis Scopes ... 14
Thesis Limitation ... 14
Significance of Study ... 15
Thesis Organization ... 15
CHAPTER 2 - LITERATURE REVIEW ... 17
Introduction ... 17
Motion simulator ... 17
Motor driver IBT-2 ... 17
SOLIDWORKS ... 18
Finite Element Analysis ... 18
Center of Gravity ... 19
Existing Bicycle Simulator for Design Concept ... 19
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3.1 System Design Overview ... 21
Mechanical Design ... 22
3.2.1 First Mechanical Design Overview ... 22
3.2.2 Second Design Overview ... 24
3.2.3 Final Design Overview ... 26
3.2.3.1 Force needed for maximum pitch position with fastest speed ... 28
3.2.4 Actuator Positioning ... 30
3.2.5 Potentiometer as Feedback Sensor ... 30
3.2.6 Sensor Holder Design ... 30
Electrical Design ... 34
Actuator Selection ... 34
CHAPTER 4 – RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS ... 36
Result Overview ... 36
Mechanical Construction Process ... 37
Stress Analysis Result ... 43
4.3.1 Stress at Pin Analysis ... 43
4.3.1.1 M16 Joint Pin Analysis ... 43
4.3.1.2 M10 Pin Joint Analysis ... 44
4.3.2 Connector Stress Analysis ... 45
Linear Actuator Testing ... 46
4.4.1 No Load Motor Testing ... 46
4.4.2 Load Motor Testing ... 52
Motor Control ... 57
Sensor Calibration ... 57
CHAPTER 5 – CONCLUSIONS AND RECCOMENDATIONS ... 59
Conclusions ... 59
Recommendations ... 59
GLOSSARY ... 60
REFERENCES ... 61
APPENDICES ... 62
APPENDIX A – DATA SHEET ... 63
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