A modified LuGre friction model for an accurate prediction of friction force in the pure sliding regime

We propose a new friction model based on the well known LuGre friction model that can accurately describe the nature of friction force in the gross sliding regime. The modification is based on the responses observed from a single degree-of-freedom friction-induced vibration system. Numerical analysis shows that the friction curve in the gross sliding regime can only show counter clockwise hysteretic loops without violating other essential features. We then develop a new friction model by modifying the LuGre friction model that can describe both clockwise as well as counter clockwise hysteretic loops in the pure sliding domain. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.