A New Cable-Pulley Algorithm in RFEM

Hynek Štekbauer; Ivan Němec

doi:10.1515/scjme-2016-0022

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A New Cable-Pulley Algorithm in RFEM

Strojnícky časopis - Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Volume 66 (2016): Issue 2 (November 2016)

By: Hynek Štekbauer and Ivan Němec

Open Access

|Dec 2016

Abstract

The cable-pulley system is widely used for its advantages. In this paper, application of a new algorithm for the calculation of cables on pulleys is presented. Unlike other algorithms, this algorithm enables to take the magnitude of the radius of each pulley into account. This new algorithm is implemented in the RFEM program because of its higher accuracy and efficiency. Comparison of the commonly used algorithm, which ignores pulley radius, and the new algorithm is presented.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/scjme-2016-0022 | Journal eISSN: 2450-5471 | Journal ISSN: 0039-2472

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Language: English

Page range: 89 - 94

Published on: Dec 17, 2016

Published by: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

Keywords:

Pulley,

FEM,

RFEM

Related subjects:

Engineering,

Mechanical engineering,

Fundamentals of mechanical engineering,

Mechanics

© 2016 Hynek Štekbauer, Ivan Němec, published by Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
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Volume 66 (2016): Issue 2 (November 2016)