Project 1

Aim- To route the wiring harness on given Engine and flatten view drawing in CATIA V5.

Objective- The objective of the project is to route the wiring harness on given Bugatti V16 Engine and prepare flatten view drawing in CATIA V5. All types of packaging rules have to be considered while routing the harness. Also, Industry best practices should be demonstrated in design. All the necessary details like clearance, clipping/clamping selection, harness fixing requirements, harness continuity should be provided in order to design wiring harness.

Step 1: Creating Context Assembly

• A Context Assembly for Engine Harness has created which will work as the main assembly as shown in above figure.
• A Context Assembly will contain Engine Assembly data for Bugatti V16 Engine and Engine Harness Geometrical Bundle Assembly.
• If any sheet metal bracket will require then they are added in the context assembly.

Step 2: To define 4-pole connector electrically

Here, according to the requirement we are using 'C-1563689' which is a 4-pole connector. This CAD data is downloaded from te.com. Now, to define a connector electrically we should define the geometrical parameters like bundle connection point and connector connection point in Electrical Part Design workbench for the downloaded connector.

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Step 3: Adding connectors to the all 16 fuel injector sensors and 4 cam-shaft sensors

 

In this step, we are placing connectors to fuel injector sensors and cam-shaft sensors. So we will require total 20 connectors which have to be added in the Engine Harness Geometrical Bundle Assembly. We have to use manipulation tools along with compass, snap and smart move features to locate all the 20 connectors at their desired locations.

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Step 4: Adding sheet metal bracket

 

Now, we have to add sheet metal bracket in order to provide mounting for the interconnection connector. Also, we have to make sure that the bracket is placed inside the context assembly and outside of engine and geometrical bundle assembly. The bracket should be mounted on the existing bolt as shown below. This bracket should have locking system in clockwise direction so that it can't be move freely. Herein below figure, rib is performing the locking feature for the bracket. All the design ideas should be discussed with the engine designing team so that there won't be any disturbance for the smooth working of engine in real world application.

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Step 5: Mounting the interconnection connector on the sheet metal bracket and mounting the p-clamps for wire harness

 

Here, a 12 pole connector "C-776438-4" and mounting cavity "C-1924487-2" is together used as interconnection connector. The required cad data is downloaded from te.com. First, we have to define 12 pole connector and mounting cavity electrically as below.

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Above figure shows that, both 12 pole connector and mounting cavity are electrically connected together in electrical assembly design workbench. 

Now, we have to mount that electrically connected interconnection connector and cavity on sheet metal bracket as shown in above figure.

We have to mount 3 P-clamps also on the existing bolts of the engine so before that we have to define P-clamp electrically with geometrical parameters, entry and exit point on both left and right side of the P-clamp as shown in below figure. 

p-clamp

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Step 6: Mounting of a plastic guiding channel

 

We have to add now plastic guiding channel because Bugatti V16 engine has 8 injectors on right side and 8 injectors on left side which are very close to each other. Hence plastic guiding channel is best option for proper and easy routing of the wiring harness. It will reduce the complex wiring harness routing. We will require two different guiding channel for both right and left side of the engine. Now, before placing guiding channel, we have to define geometrical parameters of guiding channel as below.

In above figure, we have created point 1 at entry face and another point at endpoint at 560mm distance. 

Now, join that both points and create a line which will be later used for routing the wire harness bundle inside the guiding channel.

Above figure shows for the left side guiding channel and same process will be repeated for the right side channel.

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Now in above figure, we have created bundle entry points for the eight connectors, one bundle entry point at channel entry face and defined guiding channel electrically as equipment.

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Step 7: Bundle routing from Interconnection connector to 3 P-clamps

 

Here, we are routing the bundle segment from interconnection connector to 3 P-clamps. The diameter for this routing path is 12mm and bend radius ratio is assumed to be 1.4

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Step 10: Adding branch points to bundle segment inside the guiding channel

 

Here, from the entry side of the guiding channel, we have created first branch point at 130mm and then subsequently created six branch points at 65mm as shown in below figure.

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In above figure, we are routed bundle segment from the newly created branch points to the 8 fuel-injector connectors. The bundle diameter is assumed to be 5mm.

 

Step 11: Adding protective coverings and guiding channels top shell to harness bundle

Here in below figure, we have done with whole wiring harness routing for the Bugatti V16 Engine. Now, we have to add protective coverings to all bundle segments and top shell of the guiding channel.

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