The frame of mine explosion-proof rubber-tyred vehicle was weak but with heavy weight
through static and dynamic size optimization an alysis by HyperWorks
and the ideal thickness of the regional steel plate of the frame was determined;then
the steel plate thickness of the frame model was th inned according to the dynamic and static safety factor.By analysing the modifi ed model
the result shows that the front area of the front frame appears stress concentration
and the deformation is beyond the design requirements.Frame mod el analysis results show that the reason of large deformation is the weak latera l stiffness of the front of the front frame.By adding two beams in the regional front of the frame
the reanalysis results were satisfactory and could achieve the design requirements of the frame.Based on the size optimization and structu re improvement
the frame weight is reduced by 18.27%
and the constrained mode frequency of the frame has greatly increased comparing to the original model.