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Originally Posted by KamperBob
Understood, Phil. I was also thinking about interaction scenarios. Consider pulling out of a gas station through a gutter dip onto a crowned road. While executing such a turn rigs can experience yaw, pitch and roll at the same time. Once your trailer tags your tug (ask how I know) you get extra cautious...
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KB,I've deceived myself before on projects,so until I actually test the silly thing I won't actually 'know' how it will perform in the real world.
The drawings will explain themselves best but they are time away.
I did a photo shoot of the wind tunnel,got it put away,and Viking is finally back in the shop,so I feel like I'm making a little progress.
So the drawings are on the burner,as Gary will need them too.
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Here is a description of where my thoughts are :
*the side gap-filler panel frames pivot from frames which themselves pivot from an axis above the ball-hitch.A link connects the side panel frame to the wedge face of the trailer to create a 3-bar linkage.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- The top panels pivot vertically from a frame & post which receives into a tube above the swing points for the side panel frame support frame,which can displace from side to side like a lolly shaft on a windmill.
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All the panels are supported on the trailer itself and cannot bind against the trailer under any orientation,as they move with it.
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The integrator is designed to contact rollers mounted low and outboard on the swing-frames which support the panel frames.
*When the tug yaws,pitches,or rolls and the integrator contacts the swing frame,it will displace rearward.The link will force the trailing edge of the panel frame to displace outward,taking the panel with it for the clearance articulation,with a maximum yaw of 45-degrees.
As the yaw,pitch,or roll 'event' ends,and the tug straightens back out,the link forces the the panel frame to 'close',which in turn forces its supporting swing-frame to 'stowed' position under spring tension.
Nothing happens on the unaffected side.It will just remain in the 'stowed' position.
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If the rig goes over a high point,everything moves away from the integrator.
If the rig goes through a dip,the swing frames and upper frame can dip inside the upper void of the integrator.
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So far,the split lower panels are unresolved.I'm close but no cigar quite yet.Safety chains and landing gear issues must be thought out.
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The images will help a lot so I'll chip away at those.In the meantime,maybe the above explanation will help.
