Fender Design - Wheel Arch Challenge

AIM : To calculate wheel arc radius for the given model and check whether it passes the European standard oo not.






ABOUT WHEEL ARC : Wheel Arch is an arch shaped cavity in the fender bod, which houses a wheel. The main intention for the calculation of wheel arc radius is to position the wheel inside the fender body , because during motion the car tyres will tend to throw particles present on the road like sand, mudrocks, liquids etc

It is a semicircular profile above wheels designed for enclosing tire within the fender. The wheel arch is designed considering all possible motions the tire undergoes while the vehicle is in motion. The wheel arch also ensures stopping any debris that could possibly fly outside the wheel well and hit pedestrians.









EUROPEAN STANDARD FOR WHEEL ARCH
















RULES FOR EUROPEAN STANDARD















By the given part file I prepared the wheel arch calulation according to European rules


















ABOUT LINE SA





The gap between line SA and wheel arch is 9.9490 mm













ABOUT LINE SB



The gap between line SB and whell arch is 10.00 mm





















ABOUT LINE SC



The gap between line SC and wheel arch is 0.0100 mm















ABOUT LINE SD




The gap between line SD and wheel arch is -2.8875 mm












ABOUT LINE SE


The gap between line SE and wheel arch is -5.99973 mm

















TABULATION

SECTION	REQUIRED DISTANCE	CALCULATED DISTANCE	RESULT
SA	10 mm	9.9490 mm	PASS
SB	10 mm	10.00 mm	PASS
SC	10 mm	0.0100 mm	FAIL
SD	10 mm	2.8875 mm	FAIL
SE	10 mm	5.9979 mm	FAIL

CONCLUSION


Acooding to European requirement the wheel arch is not good for manufacturing ,so styling team oo design team should work on section SC,SD and SE.