UNDERBODY COATING (Case study by Earnest Raj) “Underbody coating is usually a dense layer often based on rubber applied uniformly to the undercarriage of the automobile”. It is normally sprayed or painted on when the car is just out of the dealership and is clean. For Indian road conditions, a cars underbody…

Benchmarking Benchmarking involves a structured comparison between similar products, services or processes on some dimensions of performance. For example it can be used to compare the availability and delivery of features in a product and in this form often provides the basis of consumer tests and reviews. Case: Mr.D.S.Pughazhyendhi…

Objective : To Design Hood Outer Panel, Inner Panel and the necessary reinforcements by following the Master Section mentioned with the Design parameters and submit an ASSEMBLY of Hood Inner Panel, Outer Panel, Latch, Hinge and the Reinforcements. Also to prepare a detailed report about the Hood Design…

Objective: To calculate the Wheel Arch gap at required points and check whether the car passes the European standard. Wheel arch: Wheel arch is the semi-circular part of fender positioned above the wheel of the vehicle. Its primary purpose is to prevent sand, mud, rocks, liquids, and other road spray from…

Aim : To calculate the section modulus of the previously designed hood for analyzing its strength and also optimizing the design to see the difference in the bending strength of the hood. Higher the section modulus of a structure, the more the resistive it becomes to bending. Section modulus :  Section modulus…

FENDER DESIGN OBJECTIVE:  Design the drip mounting area, Bumper, Sill, A-pillar and Baffle mounting area using the given master data. INTRODUCTION: Fender is the American English term for the part of an automobile or other vehicle body that frames a wheel. Its primary purpose is to prevent sand, mud, rocks and liquids…

OBJECTIVE : The objective of this project is to design car roof with  essential flanges and reinforcements  like ditch area, front roof rail, bow roofs, central roof rail and rear roof rail for the the given styling surface. Perform a curvature study on the roof and perform the calculations for the heat distortion…

Aim: To design car's back door from given styling surface data under given design rules and regulations. Introduction to backdoor : A backdoor is located at the rear end of the car which gives access for the boot space to store luggage.,spare whhel etc.These doors can be operated mannualy or eclectric powered.In most…

CASING DESIGN OBJECTIVE Write a detailed report on Sheet Metal Component with good explanation on Sheet Metal modelling tools applied throughout the modelling. Also attach the Final model Images (Min. 4 images) of Sheet Metal Casing. INTRODUCTION Sheet metal is one of the most versatile materials in the manufacturing…

TITLE: SHEET METAL BOX ASSEMBLY DESIGN USING SIEMENS-NX.   OBJECTIVE: Learn to design a sheet metal Box Assembly by using Siemens NX and write a detailed report on Sheet Metal Component with good explanation on Sheet Metal modelling tools applied throughout the modelling. Also attach the Final model Images (Min.…

TITLE: ODD SHAPED ENCLOSURE DESIGN USING SIEMENS NX.   OBJECTIVE: Learn to design a sheet metal odd shaped enclosure in industrial manner. INTRODUCTION: Sheet metal is one of the most versatile materials used in manufacturing industries. It is made of steel, aluminum, brass, copper and tin. let us see how to design…

TITLE : BRACKET DESIGN USING NX OBJECTIVE: Write a detailed report on Sheet Metal Component with good explanation on Sheet Metal modelling tools applied throughout the modelling. Also attach the Final model Images (Min. 4 images) of Sheet Metal Bracket. INTRODUCTION: Sheet metal parts are widely used in machinery,…

OBJECTIVE: To write a detailed report on Sheet Metal Component with good explanation on Sheet Metal modelling tools applied throughout the modelling. Also attach the Final model Images (Min. 4 images) of Sheet Metal Bracket. The main importance of this project is to model a sheet metal bracket with some advanced…

OBJECTIVE : To Create the Base Bracket Plastic component through the given Class-A surface. To begin with, the tooling axis for the given Class-A Surface should be created meeting the requirements of the draft angle and at the end perform the Draft analysis on the model.  Thickness of Plastic Part - 2.5 mm Let…

OBJECTIVE : To Create the Switch Bezel Plastic component through the given Class-A surface. To begin with, the tooling axis for the given Class-A Surface should be created meeting the requirements of the draft angle and at the end perform the Draft analysis on the model.  Take the Thickness of the component to…

OBJECTIVE : To Create the Coin Holder Plastic component through the given Class-A surface. To begin with, the tooling axis for the given Class-A Surface should be created meeting the requirements of the draft angle and at the end perform the Draft analysis on the model.  Take the Thickness of the component to be 2.5…

OBJECTIVE : To Create the Bumper Plastic component through the given Class-A surface. To begin with, the tooling axis for the given Class-A Surface should be created meeting the requirements of the draft angle and at the end perform the Draft analysis on the model.  Take the Thickness of the component to be 3…

OBJECTIVE : To Create the Core and cavity blocks for the switch bezel designed in the earlier challenge. Report :- Tooling axis for Switch Bezel Component is as follows :- Now with the Tooling Direction let us run Draft analysis as follows:- DRAFT ANGLE When developing parts for plastic injection molding, applying…

Objective : To Create the Door Trim Plastic component through the given Class-A surface. To begin with, the tooling axis for the given Class-A Surface should be created meeting the requirements of the draft angle and at the end perform the Draft analysis on the model.  Take the Thickness of the component to be 2.5…

OBJECTIVE : To Create the ribs for the Drill Handle considering the design rules mentioned in the video.  Create the Screw boss for the Drill Handle considering the design rules mentioned in the video.  General Guidelines for Bosses:   Draft  - 0.5 degrees on the walls of boss   Thickness…

OBJECTIVE : To Create the Dog House for the Door Trim considering the design rules mentioned in the video. Consider the thickness of the part to be 2.5 mm. Let us get into the model :- Given Class-A Surface :- Tooling axis creation : Let us create the tooling axis as follows :- After checking the continuity…

Objective : To Create the Door Trim Plastic component through the given Class-A surface. To begin with, the tooling axis for the given Class-A Surface should be created meeting the requirements of the draft angle and at the end perform the Draft analysis on the model.  To Create the Heat Stakes and the locators…

AIM : To create part models and assemble the components using the 2D drawings which were provided. OBJECTIVE : To create the various part models from the 2D drawings. To asseble the part models into a single component. To create the 2D drawings of the components which were created. QUICK RETURN MECHANISM Procedure :- 1)…

OBJECTIVES To improvise the Class A surface by resolving bad patches and adding flanges to it.  To create A-Pillar solid model with the help of  improvised class A surface. To create B side features for the A Pillar using the master section given to us as an input. To create main and side core tooling axis for…

OBJECTIVE : To develop vehicle interior door trim panel by using CATIA V5 With given class-A surface along with the master sections and also create the B-side attachment feature as per design rules. INTRODUCTION : The door panel is the interface between the interior of the car and inner working of the door. Generally,…