FE modelling of car Rear Suspension System using ANSA

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AIM : To write a program in Matlab to plot a PV diagram for air standard Otto cycle. OBJECTIVES :  To plot the PV diagram                         To find the thermal efficiency of the cycle THEORY :  An Otto cycle is an idealized thermodynamic…

AIM :                 To write a program to simulate the transient behaviour of a simple pendulum and to create an animation of it's motion. THEORY :                  ODE is used to describe the transient behavior of a system. The…

AIM :   To check for geometrical errors in the given plastic component and mesh it. After meshing, proper thickness has to be assigned to the component.   PROCEDURE : The CAD model is imported in ANSA. The faces are oriented properly in entity mode. The geometry is cleaned up removing any irregularities…

AIM : To perform structural pre-processing on the given CAD model of IP subsrate using ANSA. OBJECTIVES :  To check for geometrical errors in the model. To extract the midsurface of the component. Deploy shell mesh over the midsurface using mixed set of elements keeping tria concentration as minimum as possible.…

AIM : To prepare the given Cross-Car-Beam CAD model for NVH simulation by accessing the midsurface, meshing it and then deploying all the necessary connections. PROCEDURE :  The raw CAD model of the CCB is imported in ANSA. As a part of geometric cleanup, Topology is performed over the model to stich all the…

AIM : To check for geometrical errors in the given component (Engine Intake Manifold) and mesh it using tria/ortho tria elements on the surface and tetra elements to fill the volume.  THEORY : In automotive engineering, an intake manifold or inlet manifold is the part of an engine that…

AIM : To check for geometrical errors in the given component (rear view mirror) and mesh it using tria elements on the surface and tetra elements to fill the volume.    THEORY : A rear-view mirror is a flat mirror in automobiles and other vehicles, designed to allow the driver…

AIM : To check for geometrical errors in the given plastic component (bottle cap) and mesh it. After meshing, proper thickness has to be assigned to the component.   PROCEDURE : The CAD model is inported in ANSA. The faces are oriented properly in entity mode. The geometry is cleaned up removing any irregularities…

AIM :  To check for geometrical errors in the given component and mesh it. After meshing, proper thickness has to be assigned to the component. THEORY :  The hood or bonnet is the hinged cover over the engine of motor vehicles that allows access to the engine compartment, or trunk…

AIM : To deploy 3D tetra mesh on all the given CAD models, each with a different method. OBJECTIVE : To perform geometric cleanup on the given CAD model of Housing. Establish 2D tria mesh on the surface. After that, deploy 3D tetra mesh with the help of the 2D tria elements. To use the Quick Tetra method of 3D meshing…

AIM : To mesh the given CAD model as per required mesh element size. OBJECTIVES : To extract the midsurfaces of all the individual parts. To perform geometry clean-up on the midsurfaces. To deploy 2D mesh on each midsurface as per the required element size. To improve the mesh according to the required quality criteria…

AIM : To run the provided Dodge Neon car FE model for side crash analysis using Altair Radioss and analyse the results based on the objectives listed down below. OBJECTIVES :  To check unit system and either follow [Mg mm s] or [Kg mm ms]. To create appropriate interface, with friction 0.2 and recommended parameters.…

AIM : To run the provided Dodge Neon car FE model for frontal crash analysis using Altair Radioss and analyse the results based on the objectives listed down below. OBEJCTIVE :  To check the unit system and either follow [Mg mm s] or [Kg mm ms]. To create appropriate interfaces, with friction 0.2 and recommended parameters.…

OBJECTIVES :  To mesh the bumper assembly with a mesh size of 6mm.  To run the crash tube model as it is. To change the Inacti=6 and run. To create the type 11 contact and run. To remove both notches and remove boundary condition on rigid body node and run. To create a new notch in the middle, select the…

AIM : To perform structural pre-processing on the available CAD model of Car Rear Suspension system. OBJECTIVES : To perform geometrical cleanup on the model. Parts which are less than 5 mm thick are to be modelled with midsurfacing. Remaining parts are to be modelled as 3D volumes. To mesh the system properly according…

AIM : To create a MATLAB model of electric car which uses a DC motor by choosing suitable blocks from Powertrain block set. OBJECTIVES : To prepare a technical report about the EV model including - System level configurations Model parameters Results Conclusion THEORY : An Electric Vehicle (EV) is a vehicle that…

AIM : To perform simulations on the given models as per the required properties and to compare all the 7 cases. OBJECTIVES :  To run the provided FAILURE_JOHNSON model for simulation as it is. To remove the plastic strain failure value and add a failure Johnson card with the recommended card flag values.Ifail_sh=1;…

AIM : To mesh the given floor CAD model as per required mesh element size. OBJECTIVES : To extract the midsurfaces of the given part. To perform geometry clean-up on the midsurface. To deploy 2D mesh on it as per the required element size. To improve the mesh according to the required quality criteria and minimise tria…

AIM : To compare the results of the base simulation and that of the simulation with improved shell element  properties. OBJECTIVES :  To change the run time to 55 ms, the number of animation steps during simulation to a minimum of 25 and maximum of 60. Run the base simulation without any modification to element properties.At…

AIM : To mesh the given car hood CAD model as per required mesh element size. OBJECTIVES : To extract the midsurfaces of all the individual parts. To perform geometry clean-up on the midsurfaces. To deploy 2D mesh on each midsurface as per the required element size. To improve the mesh according to the required quality…

AIM : To create 1D elements on the following component with the specified cross-sections and DOF - Rod element (a) : with only translational DOF and RBE2 linkCross-Section : BOX a=12 mm; b=10 mm; t= 0.75 mm Beam element (b) : with all DOF and RBE3 linkCross-Section : I Section a=…

AIM : To search and list out the total weight of various types of aircrafts.  To differentiate between ground speed and air speed of an aircraft. To understand why it is not recommended to use aircraft engine power to move it on the ground at Airport. To understand how an aircraft is pushed to runway when its…

AIM :  To calculate the ratio of hill-climbing power required by fully loaded tata ultra truck to the half-loaded one. To calculate the minimum length of the flyover, considering the minimum height at the summit should be 5.5 meters To prepare a new drive cycle excel file for the model and also include…

Q. (1) - Which types of power converter circuits are employed in electric and hybrid electric vehicle?  A. - A power converter is an electrical circuit that changes the electric energy from one form into the desired form optimized for the specific load. A converter may do one or more functions and give an output…

AIM : To carry out a system-level simulation of the available All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) model and to prepare a detailed technical report on the same. THEORY :                   An all-terrain vehicle (ATV), also known as a quad (cycle), three-wheeler, four-track, four-wheeler,…

AIM : Use the ADVISOR tool to check if the EV_defaults_in can run for a distance of 45 km with 500 kg cargo mass and all other default conditions. run the above simulation with a different battery capacity. perform gradeability test with PRIUS_Jpn_defaults_in file PROCEDURE : Study 1 - The ADVISOR tool is run in MATLAB…

AIM :  To make a Simulink chart for the 'Gear shift' logic as per below conditions :     SOLUTION : Gear Shift Logic : Stateflow Model -        The Chart is added from the Simulink library. In order to be able to give the speed input while the simulation is running,…

AIM : To implement control logic of a 'Washing Machine' using Stateflow as per following conditions :         SOLUTION : (1) Washing Machine : Stateflow model - The two inputs viz. Power supply and Water supply are controlled with the help of two Rocker Switches. This switches…

AIM :  1. To make a Simulink model of doorbell using solenoid block.    Condition - the switch is closed for 2 seconds and then released. 2. To make simulink model which uses a thermistor to sense the temperature of a heater and turns on/off the fan as per the required conditions.    Condition -…

AIM : To prepare the given car door FE subsystem for NVH simulation by deploying all the necessary connections.  PROCEDURE : The FE model of the Car door sybsystem is imported in ANSA.              Firstly, different PIDs are assigned to all the individual entities present…

AIM : To write a function that extracts the 14 co-efficients and calculates the enthalpy, entropy and specific heats for all the species in the data file. OBJECTIVES : To plot the Cp, Enthalpy and Entropy for the local temperature range for each species. To save the plots as images with appropriate names and dump…

AIM : To write a program in Matlab to calculate Drag Force against a Cyclist. OBJECTIVES :                       Plot Velocity vs Drag Force.                      Plot Drag Coefficient vs Drag Force.…