The traditional design methods to draw the envelope diagram have many shortcomings , such as the heavy workload, imprecision and less intuition .Pro/E software was used to model and assemble for backhoe working equipment of the hydraulic excavator .Above all, the excavator movement process and work conditions were analyzed.Then mechanism kinematics simulation was carried on by Mechanism module in the Pro/ E software.The limit positions of movable arm , bucket arm and bucket were found through setting joint shafts of the excavator .At last , the envelope diagram of the top end of excavator bucket was obtained.The results of motion simulation can be not only shown in form of cartoon, but also output in form of parameters .So the working parameters of the excavator are obtained .It can be know n whether the components interfere and whether excavator design satisfies the performance requirement .Dynamic simulation provides design references for improving over all performances .
2007, 27 (2):
50-53.