WORKSHOP 14

KNOWLEDGEWARE

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WORKSHOP 14

Problem Description

The preliminary design of the ATV Foot Peg must be completed as soon as possible and must meet
the given structural requirements. The design must not exceed the material yield strength under
loading and it must not deform in a manner causing interference with other parts of the vehicle.

An initial static analysis of the Foot Peg has been completed (Workshop 2). To assist in our design
iterations, we need to activate CATIA Knowledgeware capabilities to provide immediate feedback on
the critical analysis parameters.

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WORKSHOP 14

Suggested Exercise Steps

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Open the existing document for the Foot Peg static analysis.
Create analysis sensors for maximum displacement and maximum
stress.
Create a knowledge rule for maximum displacement.
Create a knowledge check for maximum stress.
Modify the Foot Peg design to meet requirements.
Compute the analysis for the modified design.
View results.

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Step 1. Open the analysis document

Open the Foot Peg

static analysis
document from the
training directory.

Steps:
1. Select File and
Open from the top
pull-down menu.
2. Access the class
workshop directory
using the typical
Windows interface.

3. Open the
ws14footpegstatic.CA
TAnalysis document
by double-clicking.

The document is
opened in the GSA
workbench.

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Step 2. Create analysis sensors

Analysis sensors must

be created to provide
results information to
the Knowledgeware
application. Create a
sensor for maximum
displacement and for
maximum stress.
Steps:
1. Right mouse click
on Sensors.1 in the
specification tree.
2. Click on Create
Sensor in the menu.

3. Highlight dispmax
(max. displacement) in
the sensor creation
window.

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4. Click OK.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 to
create the misesmax
sensor (max. Von
Mises stress).
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Step 2. Create analysis sensors

The sensors branch in

the specification tree
must be expanded to
view the newly created
sensors.
Steps:
1. Click the plus (+)
symbol on the branch
node to expand the
sensors branch.

Default Energy sensor

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2. Expanded branch
shows all sensors.

The Energy sensor is

automatically created
with every analysis
document. It
measures global strain
energy of the
structure.
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dispmax sensor
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misesmax sensor

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Step 3. Create knowledge rule

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Activate the ability to
view knowledge rules
and checks in the
analysis specification
tree.

Steps:
1. Select Options from
the Tools menu.
2. Select Analysis &
Simulation branch.

3. Select General tab.

4. Activate both boxes
to show parameters
and relations.

Update the analysis

solution if needed.
Steps:
1. Check for update
needed symbol on
the Static Case
Solution.1
2. Compute to update
the analysis results
(see Section 3).

Symbols shows
update needed

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Step 3. Create knowledge rule

Now create a rule that

will monitor maximum
displacement of the
Foot Peg and provide
pop-up messaging on
the screen. Rules are
created using the
CATIA Knowledge
Advisor.

Steps:
1. Select Start from
the top pull-down
menu.
2. Drag the cursor and
click the Knowledge
Advisor workbench
under Infrastructure.

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Step 3. Create knowledge rule

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The Knowledge
Advisor workbench
should now
be active .

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Steps:
1. Click the Rule icon
from the Knowledge
Advisor
workbench.

2. Key Displacement
Max as the name of
the rule.
3. Key in a description
for the rule or accept
the default.
4. The rule will be
saved under the
Relations category
do not modify.
5. Click OK.

Rule definition
entered here
Dictionary
categories to
assist in
defining rules

6. Rule Editor window

displays the active rule
(Displacement Max).

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Step 3. Create knowledge rule

Define the rule.

1st line: Rule

description

Steps:
1. Click to place the
cursor at the end of
the 1st line and then hit
the Enter key to start a
new line.
2. Select Keywords in
the Dictionary window.
3. Double-click on if
to begin the line.

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4. Single-click the Max

Displacement sensor
in the tree to list its
parameters in the
Members of All area.
5. Double-click on
Maximum
displacement Value to
add it to the definition.
6. The parameter for
the max. displacement
value is added.
7. The current value is
shown (.011 in).

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Step 3. Create knowledge rule

Define the rule (cont.).

Steps:
8. Key in the
remainder of the rule
definition as shown.
Dictionary selection
can be used for
Keywords, Operators,
Messages, etc.
9. Click OK when
finished.
10. If successful, the
rule message will be
displayed.
Note: The current
max. displacement
value exceeds our
defined rule value of .
009 in. The message
suggests a design
modification is
required.

Rule created
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11. Click OK to
dismiss the message.

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Step 4. Create knowledge check

Create a check that

will monitor maximum
Von Mises stress on
the Foot Peg so that
our design does not
exceed the material
yield strength.

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Steps:

1. Click the Check

icon from the
Knowledge
Advisor
workbench.
2. Key Von Mises
Max as the name of
the check.
3. Key in a description
for the check or accept
the default.
4. The check will be
saved under the
Relations category
do not modify.
5. Click OK.
6. Check Editor
window is displayed.

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Step 4. Create knowledge check

Define the check.

Steps:
1. Select Warning as
the check type.
2. Key warning
message as shown.

1st line: Rule

description

3. Place the cursor at

the end of the 1st line
and then hit the Enter
key to start a new line.
4. Single-click the Max
Von Mises sensor in
the tree to list its
associated
parameters.

5. Double-click on
Maximum Von Mises
Value to add it to the
definition.
6. The parameter for
the max. Von Mises
value is added and the
current value is shown
(3484.577 psi).

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7. Enter the less than

symbol (<) as shown.

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Step 4. Create knowledge check

Define check (cont.).
Steps:
8. Expand the tree to
view the Foot Peg.
9. Single-click the Foot
Peg to list associated
parameters.
10. Scroll to locate
Pressure in Members
of Parameters area.

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11. Click Pressure to

display parameters
including material yield
strength.
12. Double-click on
AluminumYield
Strength to add to the
definition.
13. Click OK when
finished.
Note: The check is
showing green which
means the max. Von
Mises stress is below
the material yield
strength for Aluminum.

Check created and

shows green light
(check not violated)

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Step 5. Modify Foot Peg design

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The knowledgeware
results indicate the
maximum Von Mises
stress is acceptable,
however the maximum
displacement of the
Foot Peg is too large.
Lets modify the Foot
Peg design as
suggested by the
knowledge rule to
reduce maximum
displacement.

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Steps:
1. Double-click the
PartBody in the tree to
switch to the Part
Design workbench.
2. Part Design is now
the active workbench.
3. Expand the
PartBody branch to
show solid features.

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Step 5. Modify Foot Peg design

Now in Part Design,

reduce the length of
the Foot Peg by
modifying the
corresponding solid
feature.

Steps:
1. Double-click Pad.1
in the tree to modify.
Pad Definition window
is displayed.
2. Double-click the
parameter Offset.19 to
modify its value.

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3. Change the value to

7 inches as shown in
the Constraint
Definition window.

4. Click OK.
5. Click OK in the Pad
Definition window.

The length of the Foot

Peg is reduced to 7
inches.
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Step 5. Modify Foot Peg design

Preview of
modified spacing
After making the
change, it is apparent
that the outer edge is
too thin. Modify the
spacing between the
top face cutouts.

Arrow shows
1st direction

Steps:
1. Double-click the
feature pattern
(RectPattern.1) in the
tree to modify.
2. Select the First
Direction tab.

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3. Key in a new
spacing for the First
Direction of 2.5
inches.
4. Click the Preview
button to view change.
5. Click OK to accept.

The cutouts are now

positioned closer
together.
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Step 6. Compute analysis

Now that the Foot Peg

design has changed,
our analysis conditions
have changed as well.
The analysis must be
computed again.
Steps:

Symbol showing
analysis case
not updated

1. Return to the GSA

workbench by doubleclicking the Finite
Element Model branch
in the tree.

2. Select the Compute

icon.

3. Specify that All

parameters should be
used in the
calculation.
4. Click OK.
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Step 7. View results

Immediately after
computing the
analysis solution we
can verify our rule and
check. In this case our
design modifications
are successful.

Steps:
1. A message
generated from the
knowledge rule pops
onto the screen after
the computation is
complete.
2. The check for max.
Von Mises stress is
green indicating the
value is less than the
material yield strength.

Max. displacement
is now acceptable

3. The value of each

sensor can be seen by
double-clicking on the
sensor in the tree.
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