Fender Design - Wheel Arch Challenge

Fender Design - Wheel Arch Challenge:-

Objective:

To decide whether the given design passes the European standards or not for the Wheel arch - Fender design.

Fender Wheel Arch:

Wheel Arch is the semi-circular part of the fender positioned above the wheel of the vehicle. The design of the wheel arch of the fender should be such that it must shield the wheels and protect both passenger's compartments and pedestrians from the projection of water, mud and stones.

European Regulation Requirement:

The European regulations require a pre-determined clearance or a minimum distance of 10mm to be maintained between the fender and respective tyre at particular points, along the tyre profile as shown below:

Japan Regulation Requirements:-
Japan regulations require a pre-determined clearance or a minimum distance of 5mm to be maintained between the fender and respective tyre at particular points, along the tyre profile as shown below:

US Regulation Requirements:

US regulations require a pre-determined clearance or a minimum distance of 5mm to be maintained between the fender and respective tyre at particular points, along the tyre profile as shown below:

Wheel Arc Calculation for European Regulations requirements:

Design Considerations:

For to achieve the requlations for the wheel arc design, need to check clearance 10mm from wheel arc inner face to the tyre front face.

Result:

Conclusion:-

For the European regulations requirement, Given design parameters achieved only at two points out of five points. It is need to give feedback to Styling team for to reconsider the styling surface for to achieve the regulations.