Optimización del banco de pruebas para la caracterización de embragues de disco de fricción para el Laboratorio de tren de fuerza motriz de la Carrera de Ingeniería Automotriz de la Sede Quito

Abstract

The purpose of this project is to design and implement functional improvements to the test bench used to characterise friction disc clutches. The main objective is to improve the Powertrain Laboratory of the Automotive Engineering Department at the Salesian Polytechnic University in Quito with an efficient tool that allows for the evaluation of the performance, dynamic behaviour and resistance of these fundamental components in vehicle transmission systems under conditions representative of real operation.

The design process for this test bench is based on research into the mechanical and resistive requirements of friction disc clutches in automotive environments. As part of the optimisation process, a hydraulic system and an electronic control system are implemented to replicate real operating conditions while maintaining the actuation and data reading of these components, allowing for reliable evaluation of the wear and dynamic behaviour of friction disc clutches.

The implementation of improvements in the test bench represents a technological advance, turning the test bench into a valuable educational and scientific tool for automotive engineering students by offering a practical space for experimentation where they can strengthen their knowledge through concrete and measurable tests. At the same time, from a research perspective, the automated system allows valuable data to be collected on variables such as speed and pressure in order to analyse how clutches behave under different conditions of use.