Development of a Working Approach to Identify Structural Modifications Necessary to Ensure That Electronic Systems can be Loaded onto Wheeled Vehicles

Abstract

Automated vehicles are exposed to a wide range of forces, which necessitates the need for an approved approach to determine the necessary modifications to ensure the reliable use of electronic systems that need to be installed on vehicles, especially if these systems are intended for stationary use. Within this context, the current research was presented with the aim of developing a working approach that enables the loading and use of electronic systems intended for stationary use on wheeled vehicles, by adopting some simple structural modifications instead of incurring the large financial costs of purchasing vehicles equipped with the necessary types of electronic systems. The approach that was proposed and developed was based on experimental and numerical studies aimed at determining the nature of the response that occurs with the components of the electronic system in question, so that it works to change that nature from dynamic to semi-static if the need arises. To prove the feasibility of working with the reference of the above approach, it was applied to an electro-optical platform belonging to a local party interested in loading it onto a wheeled car, knowing that this platform is intended for fixed use. The obtained results proved that the forces resulting from the loading of the platform would cause a high-amplitude dynamic response to its electronic circuit board and that the transformation of this response into semi-static is not possible through some structural modifications. But these modifications will contribute to the reduced vibration amplitude. Consequently, the validity of the following approach in predicting the ability to mount electronic equipment on moving vehicles and the feasibility of the available modifications for safe investment was proved.