Evaluation of dump truck canopy design using virtual FOPS testing in CAE Fidesys

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30686/1609-9192-2025-5-64-68

Читать на русскоя языкеD.M. Dubinkin1, A.V. Yalyshev1, M.A. Sonnov2
1 Kuzbass State Technical University named after T.F. Gorbachev, Kemerovo, Russian Federation
2 Fidesis LLC, Moscow, Russian Federation
Russian Mining Industry №5 / 2025 p. 64-68

Abstract: The paper evaluates the impact strength of a canopy structure by assessing the amount of residual deformation. The assessment is based on FOPS testing (ISO 3449-2014). The traditional methods involve testing of the full-size prototypes, which get deformed after the impacts, making them unsuitable for further use thus increasing the testing costs. The need to create individual samples for each test slows down the development process, emphasizing the relevance of introducing alternative methods such as virtual modeling. The paper presents virtual tests of canopies of mining dump trucks for compliance with the FOPS requirements using the Fidesys CAE platform developed in Russia. A canopy model has been developed for the virtual tests. The tests have been carried out for compliance with the standard requirements based on the stress data and the plastic deformation values. The data obtained make it possible to optimize the canopy design parameters to reduce its weight without compromising the protective properties. The work confirms the possibility of using finite element analysis to assess compliance with the FOPS requirements at the design stage. It is proposed to develop a testing method that would take into account the specific features of the mining dump trucks operation.

Keywords: Fidesys, virtual modeling, numerical modeling, mining dump truck, FOPS, cargo platform

Acknowledgements: The work was carried out with the financial support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation under the agreement dated 30.09.2022 № 075-15-2022-1198 with the Kuzbass State Technical University named after T.F. Gorbachev's "Comprehensive scientific and technical program for a full innovation cycle “Development and implementation of a complex of technologies in the fields of exploration and extraction of solid minerals, industrial safety, bioremediation, creation of new products of deep processing from coal raw materials while consistently reducing the environmental impact and risks to the life of the population” (CSTP “Clean coal – Green Kuzbass”) approved by the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated May 11, 2022. No. 1144-r within the framework of the event “Development and creation of an unmanned shuttle-type mining dump truck with a lifting capacity of 220 tons” in terms of research and development work.

For citation: Dubinkin D.M., Yalyshev A.V., Sonnov M.A. Evaluation of dump truck canopy design using virtual FOPS testing in CAE Fidesys. Russian Mining Industry. 2025;(5):64–68. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30686/1609-9192-2025-5-64-68

Article info

Received: 29.05.2025

Revised: 10.07.2025

Accepted: 22.07.2025

Information about the authors

Dmitry M. Dubinkin – Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Associate Professor, T.F. Gorbachev Kuzbass State Technical University, Kemerovo, Russian Federation; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8193-9794 ; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Aleksey V. Yalyshev – Junior Researcher Associate, Research Center of Digital Technologies, T.F. Gorbachev Kuzbass State Technical University, Kemerovo, Russian Federation; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Maxim A. Sonnov – Full Member of the Academy of Mining Sciences, Deputy General Director of Fidesys LLC, Moscow, Russian Federation; https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3932-5571 ; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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