Development of a unified approach to the simulation of static and dynamic behavior of large mobile hydraulic systems

The digital simulation of large mobile hydraulic systems is considered. The objective is to develop a unified approach to the portrayal of static and dynamic behavior of such systems. The limitations of the generalized network analogy are first explored. Other software are shown to impose restrictions on the manner in which components can be interconnected. New canonical forms for describing subsystems and the large system obtained by interconnecting the subsystems so as to overcome the above drawbacks are evolved. A method for qualitative appraisal of large systems is developed and used to examine the behavior of the example system.