Underbody Coating. Underbody coating is usually a dense cladding (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. But even if you are getting the undercoating applied after a couple of years, it’s…

BENCHMARKING What is Benchmarking? Benchmarking is the process of comparison of similar products on some dimensions of performance Automotive Benchmarking is the process of analysing the choices of similar products based on the selection factor and deducing it to conclusion. -> In this all parameters. Performance Driveability…

A detailed report about the Hood Design & its components What is a Car Hood?     A car hood, also referred to as a bonnet in some other countries, is the hinged cover that rests over the engine of a front-engine vehicle. Its purpose is to provide access to the engine for repair and maintenance.…

Section Modulus calculation and optimization   Section modulus The elastic section modulus is defined as S = I / y, where I is the second moment of area (or moment of inertia) and y is the distance from the neutral axis to any given fibre. It is often reported using y = c, where c is the distance from the neutral…

What is a Car Fender    Regardless of whether you're a new driver or have been on the road for decades, at some point you've probably heard someone refer to a car's fender. Or perhaps you got in a "fender-bender." But what exactly is this part of a car? We've done all the research to bring you the answer. A fender…

WHEEL ARCH challenge:  Wheel Arch Verification Using European Standards Wheel Arc is the part of fender and semi-circular part positioned above the wheel. It protects the wheel from unwanted particles and entering of those particles into the engine compartment and even provide safety for pedestrian. Requirements have…

AIM - Design of an Automotive Roof OBJECTIVES: - To design Front Roof Rail To design Rear Roof Rail To design Centre Roof Rail To design Bow Roofs To find Moment of Inertia of Bow Roofs To perform Draft analysis on all the Rails and Bow Roofs To check the Roof for Heat Distortion criteria To check the Roof for Snow Load…

CAR BACK DOOR DESIGN Aim: To design back door of car using given outer surface. What is back door of a car?    Backdoor/Rear door/Tailgate/Trunk: A Door is a hinged part which is used for entry and exit of the vehicles. Backdoor are one of the types of doors of the vehicle which are located next to the passenger…

Week 8 - Challenge 1 - Base Bracket Design OBJECTIVE:-  The objective of the project is to design the Base Bracket and to do a draft analysis for it by creating the required tooling direction with the help of Bisecting method. BASE BRACKET DESIGN To create a closed solid body by using the given Class A surface…

Week 8 - Challenge 2 - Switch Bezel Design OBJECTIVE:-  The objective of the project is to design the switch bezel and to do a draft analysis for it by creating the required tooling direction with the help of Bisecting method. INTRODUCTION:-  The control panel bezel is the frame part of the window switch that…

Week 8 - Challenge 3 - Coin Holder Design AIM       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…

Week 8 - Challenge 4 - Bumper AIM : To create the Bumper Design Plastic component through the given Class-A surface. Objective To create a tooling direction. To perform draft analysis for given A-Surface and prepare the final close body. To design the Bumper plastic component by creating the B-Surface and C-Surface…

Week 8 - Challenge 6 - Core & Cavity Design Core & Cavity Design Objective- To Create the Core and cavity blocks for the switch bezel . Aim- Tree Structure Tooling Axis Switch Bezel Solid / Surface body Parting Line and Parting Surface To ensure Proper Tree Structure Geometrical sets with a proper name based…

Week 9 - Attachment Feature Creation (Ribs & Screw Boss) - Challenge 1 Aim :    To create the Rib for the drill handle considering the design rules for rib creation and Screw boss creation and then perform the Draft analysis for the final component. Objective : Create the Tooling axis by using the bisecting…

Week 9 - Attachment Feature Creation - Challenge 2 Aim- 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. Objective : Create the Tooling axis by using the bisecting method. Design the class-B and class-C surfaces…

Week 9 - Project 1 - Door Trim Lower with Engineering Features Aim- Create the Heat Stakes and the locators considering the design rules mentioned in the video for the door applique. Consider the thickness of the part to be 2.5 mm. Objective : Create the Tooling axis by using the bisecting method. Design…

Week 9 - Project - A pillar Design with Master Section Aim :        To create the A Pillar Design with the master section given as the intersection sketch with the Class A surface and create the tooling axis and perform the Draft analysis for the final solid part. Objective : Create the required Tooling…

Week 10- Assembly Workbench Model 1 - Quick Return Mechanism - Part creation and Assembly Part Creation:- Quick Return Mechanism Drawing:-   Model 2 - CV Joint - Part design and Assembly Part Creation:- CV Joint Drawing :-   End of Report.......  

Week 11 - Final project Objective: To make a solid body of a side door trim of a vehicle from the given class As of 4 parts of the door trim which are Lower Substrate, Bottle Holder, Map Pocket, and Door Armrest. Also, B side features like doghouse, heat stake and locator should be added, all obeying the design rules and…

Week 14 challenge (Butterfly valve) working principle:-   The construction of a butterfly valve is relatively simple, with the rotation of the valve disc controlling the fluid flow. In the closed position, the disc blocks the valve bore while in the open position, the disc is oriented perpendicular to the flow direction…

Wiring harness design in CATIA V5 - 3D modeling Week 2 Challenge Deutsch DT06 – 08SA & properties:- TE Internal #: DT06-08SA Connector & Housing Type: Housing for Female Terminals Mating Pin Diameter: 1.59 mm [ .063 in] Connector System: Wire-to-Wire Number of Positions: 8…

Wiring harness routing & packaging Rules Week 3 Challenge Q1. Download following cad data & define it as Electrical support using Electrical Part design Workbench. Define all the necessary properties. Ans. P-clamp can be made available as per customer enquiry in stainless steel as well as carbon steel material with customized…

 Wiring harness design in CATIA V5 - 3D modeling Week 4 Challenge:-  Aim:-  Q1. Route the following harness layout in Electrical workbench. Make assumption for harness bundle diameters. Use Following connectors as shown in layout diagram. Add protective covering on all branches connected to DT06-2S &…

Wiring harness design in CATIA V5 - 3D modeling Week 5 & 6 Challenge Aim:-  Q1. Route the following harness layout in Electrical workbench. Make assumption for harness bundle diameters. Use the connectors provided. After completion of routing, Check the bundle Continuity. Add snap of result in submission Add annotation…

Wiring harness design in CATIA V5 - 3D modeling Week 7 Challenge Aim:- Q1. Flatten the harness assembly completed in “ week 4 challenge”. Place the flattened view on drawing sheet. Ensure bundles with protective coverings has different visuals on drawing view.   Sol:- Master Section:- What is Wiring Harness…

Project 1 Aim:-  Route the Wiring harness on Given Engine and Prepare flatten view drawing in CATIA V5. Application of all Packaging rules, Industry best practices studied in this course shall be demonstrated in design. Apply Protection coverings as required. Sol:- What is Wiring Harness ? A wire harness, often referred…

Project 2 Aim:- Statement of assignment: Route the Wiring harness on Given car body and Prepare flatten view drawing in CATIA V5. Application of all Packaging rules, Industry best practices studied in this course shall be demonstrated in design. Apply Protection coverings as required. Sol:- Backdoor/Tailgate The trunk…

Week 1:- Introduction to BiW and Fixtures Challenge What is BIW & define its parts?   Body in white (BIW) refers to the stage in the automobile manufacturing in which a car body’s components have been joined together, using one or a combination of different techniques: welding (spot, MIG/MAG), riveting,…

1)What is the process of project execution activity?                         1)RFQ received - This id the first step in any project. RFQ stands for Request for Quotation. In this customer specifies his requirements,specifications etc. in form of…

Week 3:- BiW Fixture Design Methodologies Challenges Question No.1 – What is Design methodologies? Answer: DESIGN METHODOLOGIES: In this methodology we learn about three design processes, we're going to study how do we proceed while doing a design. And one of the things that we take care of structuring or design…

AIM:- To design 2 different types of fixed pin units with different pins, riser, blade & block, and 2 different types of retractable pin units with different pins, riser, blade, cylinder & block. TYPES OF PIN UNITS: Fixed pin unit- In this type of unit, the pin is fixed by means of a pin retainer & riser.…

Week 5:- Rest Unit & Clamp Unit Design Challenge OBJECTIVE: To design two Rest units and three Power Clamp units with different Riser, Blade and Clamp arm. INPUT   FUNDAMENTALS: 3-2-1 principle: Our ultimate intention for using pin unit is to fix the work piece so that it does not deviate from the…

Week 6:- Clamp Unit & Pin-Clamp Unit Design Challenge AIM:- Design 3 Different types of Swivel Clamp Unit with Different Riser, Blade, and Clamp Arm for the given Car Panel. Maintain the stroke as 100mm Design a Pin-Clamp Unit for the given Car Panel. Write a Detailed Report describing the process and attach relevant…

  Week 7:- Base Unit Design Challenges1 Q1.) What is the Base Unit? What are the typical parts of the Base Unit?   - A base unit is the unit designed to mount all the other units (Clamp unit, Pin unit, rest unit etc.) of the tool, also other parts necessary for a tool like pneumatic valve box, trunking cable path will…

AIM: Design a Base Unitfor the units designed for the above challenges with all weldments for the given Car Panel. Design the complete Fixture assembly (the units designed in the previous challenges can also be used). Make sure that all the 5 Panelsgiven in the CAD data are fully constrained…

  1) What do you understand by the 3D finish process?       3D finish process means to finish the design is being completely and make it ready for final simulation & 2D detailing. The following are the basic rules to be followed in 3d finishing:  The nominality of holes is to be checked…