Fender Design - Wheel Arch Challenge
Objectives :
Calculate the Wheel Arch gap at required points and check whether the car passes the European standard.
Wheel Arc
arch-shaped cavity in the body of a vehicle , which houses a wheel. it is a part of fender.
- To avoid chipping of stone, mud, solid particles etc to the engine compartment.
- It also helps preventing particles being thrown towards pedestrains.
European Regulation Requirement :
- Take the outline of the wheel and the fender.
- make the centre of the wheel circle.
- Draw horizhontal and vertical perpandicular axes from the centre of the wheel circle.
- Draw line at 30 degree and 50 degree from the centre
- make a point on the fender line a 150 mm from the horiozontal
- Extend a line to this point from the centre
- Then make a line that is exactly between the 50 degree line and line made on 150 mm point.
- Measure the distance between the points on the wheel circle snd frnder curve. all of these should be greater than 10 mm to satisfy the European standards.
Given Image
Skech :
Measuring SA
Measuring SB
Measuring SC
Measuring SD
Measuring SE
Table
Section Clearence Comment
SA 9.94 Fail
SB 10.00 Pass
SC -0.11 Fail
SD -2.89 Fail
SE -5.96 Fail
Conclusion :
Negative sign indicates that wheel is outside the wheel arc.
does not satisfy the European standard of 10 mm or beyond. So the styling team should be notify.