Optimization design of the stick of an excavator under uncertain loading (in the conditions of the Syrian Arab Republic)

Abstract

The article is devoted to the optimization design of the stick of a hydraulic excavator at the most frequent and greatest value loads. The uncertain loads acting on the working equipment of the excavator were obtained by the Monte Carlo method based on 3D analytical soil-tool interaction models. The results show that the adopted methodology can be used to optimize the design of elements of the excavator working equipment, since the design of stick was obtained with less weight and lower stress values than the original design.