Master Thesis – Load and carry simulation of wheel loaders

Volvo Construction Equipment, a business area within the Volvo Group, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of construction equipment such as wheel loaders, excavators, articulated haulers, road development equipment and compact equipment. Center for development and manufacturing of Volvo Articulated and Autonomous Haulers is located in Braås, Sweden. We are committed to building a better tomorrow and are proud of our innovative spirit resulting in world leading products, autonomous haulers and the first vehicle built with fossil free steel and much more, always with a great team spirit and collaboration.
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Description


The purpose of the thesis work is to set up and evaluate the load and carry simulation of a Wheel loader (WL).
The WL model comprises an ADAMS multi-body simulation (MBS) model, a driver model, a hydraulic, and a powertrain model, etc. The driver model keeps the WL on target track while driving in an empty or a full bucket loading condition. In this thesis, the study needs to carry out the improvements in the driver model such that WL deviation from the target path represents a realistic behavior. Further, the obtained results should be compared with the forces collected using real sensor data from measurements. The thesis will be carried out in MATLAB using concepts such as Object Oriented Programming. Additionally, one can also get familiar with the complete vehicle simulation using ADAMS and Simulink.


Suitable Background: Mechanical Engineering or similar, applied mathematics, mechatronics, experience in Simulink and MATLAB.
Thesis Level: Master
Language: Documentation in English
Starting Date: Spring 2024
Number of Students: 1-2


For further information, please contact:


Manoranjan Kumar, manoranjan.kumar@volvo.com
Jonas Johnsson, jonas.johnsson@volvo.com


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