The paper focuses on the vibration analysis of a vehicle equipped with two identical\nengines. Such solutions are encountered in practice when less power is needed for a vehicle for a\ncertain period of time and then greater power the rest of the time. An example of this would be a\nmobile drilling rig. During transport (a relatively short period of time) only one engine operates\nand then, in service (most of the operating time), both engines operate. A characteristic of such an\naggregate is the existence, within the transmission, of two identical engines. The existence of identical\nparts in mechanical systems leads to properties that allow the computations to be simplified in order\nto obtain suggestive and rapid results, with reduced computation effort. These properties refer to\nthe eigenvalues and eigenmodes of vibration for these types of systems and have been stated and\ndemonstrated in the paper. It also allows for a qualitative analysis of the behavior of the system in\ncase of vibrations. The existence of these properties allows for easier calculation and shortening of\nthe design time. The mechanical consequences of the existence of symmetries or identical parts have\nbegun to be studied in more detail in the last decade (see references), and the work is part of these\ntrends. The vibration properties of a transmission of a truck with two identical engines have been\nstated and proven and a real example is analyzed. Two 215 hp engines were used in the application.\nIn order to establish a useful solution in practice, two constructive variants with a different clutch\nposition in the transmission are analyzed in parallel.
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