LIST OF FIGURES
NO. TITLE
PAGES
1.1 Original state of boom
3 1.2
The boom started to expand 3
1.3 The boom cannot expend independently
4 1.4
The firefighting machine 5
2.1 Hydraulic hose
11 2.2
A Simple Open Center Hydraulic Circuit 13
2.3 Open-loop and Closed-loop hydraulic circuit
15 2.4
An exploded view of an external gear pump 16
2.5 Cutaway View of Hydraulic Cylinder
18 2.6
SimHydraulic circuit of a system 22
2.7 Screen shot captured in SolidWorks
23 2.8
The front view of firefighting machine 24
2.9 Side view of firefighting machine
25 2.10
The back view of firefighting machine 25
2.11 The nozzle of firefighting machine
26 2.12
The angle and height cylinder 26
2.13 The boom cylinder
27
3.1 Design Process
29 3.2
Conceptual Design 31
3.3 Example of Hydraulic Circuit
33 3.4
Cutaway diagram 36
3.5 Pictorial Diagram example
36 3.6
SolidWorks view 38
4.1 MATLAB desktop preview
42 4.2
Simulink library browser 42
4.3 Block connection 1
44 4.4
Block connection 2 44
4.5 Block connection 3
45 4.6
Block connection 4 46
4.7 Block connection 5
47 4.8
Block connection 6 48
4.9 Block connection 7
49 4.10
Tank connection 50
4.11 Block connection 8
51 4.12
Block connection 9 52
4.13 Block connection 10
53 4.14
Block connection 11 54
4.15 Complete first model
55 4.16
Block connection 12 57
4.17 Hydraulic reference connection
57 4.18
Block connection 13 58
4.19 Block connection 14
59 4.20
Block connection 15 60
4.21 Complete second model
61 4.22
Configuration parameter dialog 62
4.23 Hydraulic fluid dialog box
62 4.24
Boom cylinder parameter 64
4.25 Parameter for angle and height cylinder
66 4.26
Parameter for directional valve 67
4.27 Parameter for pump
68 4.28
Parameter for pressure relief valve 69
4.29 Parameter for translational friction
69
4.30 Ideal translational motion sensors parameter
70
5.1 Existing hydraulic system
72 5.2
Boom cylinder translation 73
5.3 Angle cylinder translation
73 5.4
The height cylinder 74
5.5 First model system
75 5.6
Boom cylinder translation 76
5.7 Angle cylinder translation
76 5.8
Height cylinder translation 77
5.9 Second model system
79 5.10
Boom cylinder translation 80
5.11 Angle cylinder translation
80 5.12
Height cylinder translation 81
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
This chapter will explain about the introduction of the project which covers the overview, problem statement, objectives, and scope of the project.
1.1 Overview