CRITICAL FEA AND TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION OF BRAKE PEDAL WITHOUT CHANGING THE MATERIAL (20150344)
Authors :
AKANCHHA R. DIXIT
, A.V.PATIL
Abstracts : 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.
Finite element analysis and topology optimization will
be performed by using Altair Opti-Struct software
under linear static stress analysis and modal analysis.
Finally, a new light weight brake pedal design will be
proposed with existing brake pedal without sacrificing
its performance requirement.
Pages : 14-21
Downloads : 145
Publication Date : 2017-06-25
Modified Date : 2018-01-17
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AKANCHHA R. DIXIT ,
A.V.PATIL ,
"CRITICAL FEA AND TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION OF BRAKE PEDAL WITHOUT CHANGING THE MATERIAL", JournalNX - A Multidisciplinary Peer Reviewed Journal, Volume 3 Issue 6, ISSN : 2581-4230, Page No. 14-21