Finite element algorithm reproducing hip squeak measured in experiment

Numerical calculations for the various contact parameters are conducted to investigate the possibility of hip squeak occurrence and the nonlinear oscillations after the onset of squeak are also solved. In the transient analysis, the periodic limit cycle of hip squeaking is shown to be the stick-slip type oscillation. Then the numerical frequency spectrum is qualitatively compared with hip squeak signal measured in experiment. The stick-slip oscillation during hip squeaking and its contact behavior will be also discussed over the contact area within one period.