CRITICAL FEA AND TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION OF BRAKE PEDAL WITHOUT CHANGING THE MATERIAL

Main Authors: AKANCHHA R. DIXIT, A.V.PATIL
Format: Article Journal
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: , 2017
Subjects:
CAD
Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/1420997
Daftar Isi:
  • Nowadays, automotive industry is continuing to strive for light weight vehicle in improving fuel efficiency and emissions reduction. To produce a better performance it is important to design vehicles with optimum weight. The automotive industry is optimizing designs to reduce vehicle body weight by means of topology optimization and by use of alternative materials. However, the modified design must meet several performance criteria, mainly stiffness and strength. This paper aims to employ theoretical, numerical, experimental analysis and topology optimization technique to propose an optimal design of brake pedal used in three wheeler segment. The material used for an existing brake pedal is unchanged as this study focuses on reducing weight of existing brake pedal without material substitution. The digital model of an existing brake pedal was generated with the aids of reverse engineering technique and computer aided design (CAD) software. https://journalnx.com/journal-article/20150344