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  • Yi ZHU, Hui SONG, Qi CHEN, Liangjian WANG, De HUANG, Boyi FANG
    Journal of Mechanical Transmission. 2026, 50(1): 27-31.
    Objective

    To solve the problem of no direct mechanical or hydraulic connection between the brake actuator and the brake pedal in an electronic mechanical braking system, leading to no feedback of road feel, a brake pedal feeling simulator was proposed based on magnetorheological dampers.

    Methods

    Ansys/Maxwell and Matlab/Simulink were used as the platform. The structural design of the sinking brake pedal feeling simulator, the structural design of magnetorheological damper, magnetic circuit analysis and electromagnetic simulation were carried out respectively, and the simulation analysis of traditional proportional-integral-derivative (PID) and fuzzy adaptive PID control under different working conditions of the whole system was compared.

    Results

    The simulation results show that the brake pedal feeling simulator can track the characteristic curve of the traditional pedal well under different working conditions and has wide applicability. Compared with the traditional PID control effect, the fuzzy adaptive PID control has higher control precision and smaller control error, and has good application prospects.

  • Xuecheng WANG, Shijun ZHANG, Xilong CUI
    Journal of Mechanical Transmission. 2026, 50(1): 126-132.
    Objective

    A novel two-stage compound amplification mechanism design scheme was proposed to address the friction and clearance issues inherent in traditional revolute pairs within the large stroke design of micro-displacement platforms. The aim was to achieve high-precision and significant stroke displacement amplification through structural innovation.

    Methods

    Utilizing the theory of material mechanics, a static model was established. A two-stage compound amplification structure that integrated a flexible hinge lever amplification mechanism with a bridge amplification mechanism was employed. Piezoelectric ceramics served as the driving source, and a parameter optimization model was developed using Matlab software. The impact of key structural parameters on both the amplification ratio and input stiffness was systematically analyzed to identify the optimal parameter combination. The optimized structure underwent validation through multi-physical field simulation via finite element analysis.

    Results

    Following optimization, the mechanism attains an impressive displacement amplification ratio of 13.1 times, with its natural frequency reaching 92.2 Hz. The maximum discrepancies between theoretical calculations and simulation results of the amplification ratio and natural frequency are recorded at 2.4% and 3.5%, respectively, thereby demonstrating the feasibility of this structural design.