Dynamics Performance and Abrasive Wear of the Automotive Drive Shaft

An automotive drive shaft is used in a front drive transmission vehicle for transmitting rotary movement from the gearbox output shaft to the wheels with a constant velocity. This paper presents the kinematic model of ball joint and tripod joint with consideration of clearance and proposes a simplif...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jian Mao, Yuanxin Luo, Jun Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-06-01
Series:Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/713824