DESIGN, MODELING, AND MOTION SIMULATION OF VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS

Abstract

Analyzing the working principle of automotive windshield wipers, designing and calculating the crank rocker mechanism, and modeling and assembling using Solidworks. Importing the models created in Solidworks into ADAMS software for motion simulation. Through observing the simulation process, it was found that there was no interference between the two wiper blades during the simulation and the operational conditions met the design requirements. The left wiper blade achieved a wiping area of 0.198m2 , while the right wiper blade achieved a brushing area of 0.297m2 . The simulation provided motion data for the wiper blade, including centroid velocity, acceleration, angular velocity, and angular acceleration, revealing the periodic motion characteristics of the wiper blade. (10pt Times New Roman, Justified).