Benchmarking

Objective: The goal here is to obtain the ratio between the rear and front steer angles to obtain zero side slip angle and plot the relationship between that ratio and forward speed. Answers 1. Deriving formula for del_r/del_f: The steady-state representation for 4-wheel steering is, Where, v = Lateral Speed. R= Yaw Rate…

Question: A detailed description of the project can be found in this link. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SCMtRsRwEXTJvzREyqS4qcZ5CmBUrmJl/view?usp=sharing    *Additional Values:          Front Roll Center Height: 0.497 inches          Rear Roll Center Height:…

Objective:      To measure the Wheel Arch gap at required points and check whether the car passes the European standard for the design provided.    Fender - Wheel Arch:      The wheel arch is the arc-shaped cutout in the fender to house the wheels of the vehicle.…

Objective:      To find the section modulus of the hood and optimize the design to improve the section modulus.    Section Modulus:      Section modulus is the measure of the strength of a cross-section with respect to a particular axis. It is a geometric property of cross-section used to design beams.      It is defined…

Hood Design: Objective:         To design a hood according to the provided master section and styling surface, Considering all the design constraints provided.    Input:  i. Styling Surface - Hood Outer Panel:  ii. Hinge Assembly:    iii. Striker:    iv.…

UNDER-BODY COATING:      Underbody coating is a thick resilient coating applied to the underbody or chassis of an automobile to protect against impact damage from small stones, which would rapidly chip ordinary paint, allowing rusting to begin. It provides long-term protection from corrosion to…

AUTOMOTIVE BENCHMARKING:      Automotive Benchmarking is the process of analyzing the choices of similar products based on the selection factor and deducing it to final conclusion. It is a process that involves comparing multiple vehicles with specific base characters to find out the best features of every…

BOOT DOOR WIRING HARNESS CREATION: 1. Context Assembly:        Create a product file as a context assembly and name it "Assy. Boot Door Harness Context".   2. Import Background:         The CAD file of the Boot Door is provided as background for the wiring harness. Import the…

ENGINE WIRING HARNESS CREATION: 1. Context Assembly:        Create a product file as a context assembly and name it "Assy. Engine Harness Context".     2. Import Background:         The CAD file of the Engine is provided as background for the wiring harness. Import the…

Harness Flattening: 1. Open product file:      Open the product file mentioned in the question, i.e. "week 4 challenge"   2. Flattening Product File:   i. Create a product:          Create a product file.      ii. Defining Flattening Parameters:    …

COMPONENTS USED:  1. C-DT04-08PA-C017 - Connector 1: i. Download 3D Part:       The 3D model is downloaded from the given link and saved as a Catpart file.   ii. Geometrical Parameters:           * Bundle Entry Point: The bundle entry Point is created…

COMPONENTS USED:  1. DT06-08SA i. Download 3D Part:       The 3D model is downloaded from the given link and saved as a Catpart file.   ii. Geometrical Parameters:           * Bundle Entry Point: The bundle entry Point is created at the rear part of…

INPUTS: Class A - Arm Rest:   Class A - Lower Substrate:   Class A - Map Pocket:   Class A - Bottle Holder:   Part Body - Push Pin:   Master Sections:   COMPONENTS: Part 1 - Arm Rest:    The Class A surface has issues in the surface built and with the approval, The improvements have been made on the surface to make it…

INPUTS: Class A - Arm Rest:   Class A - Lower Substrate:   Class A - Map Pocket:   Class A - Bottle Holder:   Part Body - Push Pin:   Master Sections:   COMPONENTS: Part 1 - Arm Rest:    The Class A surface has issues in the surface built and with the approval, The improvements have…

Q1. Definition of Clip:    1. Get the Clip 3D part:          Download the 3D part from the Website   2. Define the geometry Parameters:           The required Geometrical Parameters are defined in "Part Workbench".     Entry Point    …

Connector Definition: Create/Download Connector 3D - The 3D model of the connector is downloaded from websites or created manually.  Create required Geometrical Parameters - The required geometrical parameters like Connector Point, Bundle Entry Point, Cavity Point, Connector Axis, Cavity Axis, etc are created. …

*MODEL DRAWING 1:   Design of Part Bodies:     Part Body 1:        The part body 1 is designed as per the drawing sheet provided.      Sketching:      Solid Component:   Orientations:           Isometric View:             Front View:             Top View:       Part Body 2:        Part body 2 is designed as per the drawing…

Inputs: Class A Surface:       The input was given as Class A surface.   Master Section:   Tooling Axis:      The tooling axis was created by bisecting the side walls of the dog house given in the master section.   Draft Analysis of Class A:        Draft…

Input:       The input was given as Class A surface.   Improved Class A:     The Class A surface had some hitched and that was repaired.    Tooling Axis:     The component has walls that are perpendicular to the base of the component. Since the natural tooling axis was…

Input:       The input was given as Class A surface.   Tooling Axis:      The component has walls that are perpendicular to the base of the component. Since the natural tooling axis was taken, (i.e) the axis normal to the base is taken as the Tooling axis.    Draft Analysis…

Input:       The input was given as Class A surface.   Tooling Axis:     The component has walls that are perpendicular to the base of the component. Since the natural tooling axis was taken, (i.e) the axis normal to the base is taken as the Tooling axis.    Draft Analysis of Class…

Draft Analysis of Component:     The draft analysis is done over the component with respect to the tooling axis.        The minimum draft angel is given as 2.9 Degrees.    Parting Surface with Component:     The parting Surface with Components is created by trimming the…

Input:       The input was given as Class A surface.   Tooling Axis:      The component has walls that are perpendicular to the base of the component. Since the natural tooling axis was taken, (i.e) the axis normal to the base is taken as the Tooling axis.    Draft Analysis…

Input:       The input was given as Class A surface.   Tooling Axis:       Since the object has 90-degree walls inside of the bin, the tooling axis is created normal to the base of the bin.      Draft Analysis of Class A:        Draft analysis is…

Input:       The input was given as Class A surface.   Tooling Axis:       The tooling axis was created using Sketch. A point was created as normal with respect to the base of the handle cavity in the class A surface. A positioned sketch was created in YZ plane and point projection at…

Input:       The input was given as Class A surface.   Tooling Axis:       The tooling axis was created using Bisecting Method. A point and dummy tooling axis was created with respect to the hole in the class A surface. A Plane was created at the point by offsetting the appropriate plane surface. Class A was intersected…

Inputs Front Axle Weight = 1900 lb Rear Axle Weight = 1552 lb Wheelbase = 100.6 in = Load (lb) Cornering Stiffness (lb/deg) 225 67 450 121 675 171 900 225 1125 227 1350 300   Solutions: Ackermann steer angles:                 Delta = L/R*180/pi          …

Roll moment (ft-lb/g):                 Lateral Component =  Sprung Mass * Sprung mass Roll moment Arm                                …

1 Front End Deflection Under Load:              Front end deflection = (Front Axle Weight *0.5) / Front Wheel Rate              Front end deflection = 3.34 in   Rear End Deflection Under Load              Rear…