Fender Design - Wheel Arch Challenge

Aim: To Calculate the Wheel Arc area and prove whether the car will pass the standards or Not. Using the European Standards.

European Standards for Wheel Arch of an Automotive Fender Design:

Wheel Arch:

• It is a semicircular profile above wheels designed for enclosing tires within the fender. The wheel arch is designed considering all possible motions the tire undergoes while the vehicle is in motion 

PROCEDURE:

1. MAKE DATUM PALNE ON THE WHEEL SURFACE. CREATE CENTER AXIS.

2. DRAW SKETCH IN THIS PLANE.

CREATE SECTION SA BY CREATING VERTICAL LINE AND HORIZONAL LINE IN THE CENTER.

CREATE SECTION SB BY CREATING AN INCLINED LINE WITH AN ANGLE OF 30 IN THE LEFT SIDE WITH THE REFERNCE OF LINE SA.

CREATE SECTION SC BY CREATING AN INCLINED LINE WITH AN ANGLE OF 50 IN THE RIGHT SIDE WITH THE REFERENCE OF LINE SA.

CREATE SECTION SE BY CREATING AN LINCLINED LINE AT DISTANCE OF 150 FROM THE HORIZONTAL LINE.

CREATE SECTION SD BY CREATING AN INCLINED BISECTNG LINE BETWEEN LINE SC AND SE.

FINAL ANALYSIS

SECTION BASED ON EURO. STANDARDS.	REQUIRED CLEARANCE	ACTUAL CELARANCE	RESULT
SB	10	10	PASS
SC	10	2.961	FAIL
SD	10	0.058	FAIL
SE	10	3.549	FAIL

Conclusion

We can say that the given fender doesn't pass the European Standards for the wheel arch area.