Numerical Modelling of 3D Impact

Abstract

The paper presents a virtual device designed for studying tri-dimensional impact. The main goal of the work is to present a solution for finding the coefficient of restitution for the tri-dimensional case of a sphere frontally impacting a rotating cylinder. The ADAMS/View software was used to solve the problem. The validation of the problem was done by applying the software for a particular case, for which the authors have had experimentally obtained the value for the coefficient of restitution. There was found a very good agreement between the experimental data and the results obtained using the virtual model. This concordance validates the veridical results obtained using a virtual device.