This invention relates to the field of
structural fatigue life prediction technology, and discloses a method and
system for predicting the fatigue life of a hinged
coupling, comprising: Step 1, acquiring torque and input shaft angular position data, mapping time to angular position and dividing it equally to obtain angular domain torque; Step 2, constructing a
load vector based on the angular domain torque and mapping matrix, and converting it into bending stress and torsional stress; Step 3, determining the
equivalent stress,
principal stress surface
direction angle, and rotation rate; Step 4, calculating and correcting the average
equivalent stress per revolution; Step 5, calculating the load
concentration factor based on the
assembly misalignment angle and angular position, generating a dual-sector weight core, and combining it with the rotation rate to obtain a follow-up
amplification factor; Step 6, integrating the corrected stress, weight core, and
amplification factor to obtain the cumulative damage per revolution; Step 7, determining the life by accumulating multi-revolution damage, and estimating the
remaining life revolutions and time if no failure occurs. This invention achieves accurate prediction of the fatigue life of hinged couplings under complex working conditions.