Roof Design

Objectives

• Create a car roof model based on the styling surface master sections given for various parts with mastic points & rein forcements.
• Determine whether the design is complying with heat distortion criteria through curvature study on the roof.
• Check section modulus of front roof rail, rear roof rail ,bow roof rails and bow roof center.
• Draft analysis of all parts for checking tooling feasibility.

Roof

An automobile roof or car top is the portion of an automobile that sits above the passenger compartment, protecting the vehicle occupants from sun, wind, rain, and other external elements. Because the earliest automobiles were designed in an era of horse-drawn carriages, early automobile roofs used similar materials and designs.