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Acta Armamentarii ›› 2023, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (4): 1062-1070.doi: 10.12382/bgxb.2021.0868

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The Kinematic Accuracy Reliability and Reliability Sensitivity Analysis of a Swing Mechanism with the Automatic Loading System of a Cannon

ZHAI Wenyu1(), QIAN Linfang2,*(), CHEN Guangsong1   

  1. 1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, Jiangsu, China
    2. Northwest Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Xianyang 712099, Shaanxi, China
  • Received:2021-12-21 Online:2023-04-28
  • Contact: QIAN Linfang

Abstract:

This study aims to analyze the kinematic accuracy reliability of a swing mechanism with an automatic loading system and calculate the reliability sensitivity of dimension parameters. A kinematical model of the swing mechanism is thus established. Considering the influence of dimension error of the swing mechanism and joint clearance, the first four statistical moments are obtained by using the spare grid numerical integration method, and the probability density function of the kinematic response variable is obtained using the saddle point estimation method. The kinematic accuracy reliability of the swing mechanism with the automatic loading system is then calculated, and the reliability sensitivity analysis of dimension parameters is performed based on the results. The simulation results show that the calculation results in the study are identical to those acquired using the Monte Carlo method while requiring fewer sample points. The effectiveness of the methods in the paper is verified, and there is less failure probability of the swing mechanism kinematic accuracy, indicating high reliability in kinematic accuracy. The reliability sensitivity analysis of the dimension parameters reveals that the length of the driving arm has a larger influence on the kinematic reliability, while the other parameters have less influence. This provides references for the reliability-based design of the swing mechanism.

Key words: cannon, automatic loading system, swing mechanism, kinematic accuracy reliability, sparse grid numerical integration method, saddle point approximation