Week 10 - Challenge 2- Attachment Feature Creation (Dog House)

Back Door is the rear BIW closure component of a car. Back door or the tail gate is considered the fifth or the third door of the car. It can swing vertically like in hatchbacks or sideways like in SUVs…

The wiring harness is the combination of electrical cables, or assembly of wires, that connects all electrical and electronic (E/E) components in the automotive vehicle, like sensors, electronic control…

Back Door is the rear BIW closure component of a car. Back door or the tail gate is considered the fifth or the third door of the car.

Creating Flattened harness assembly Step 1: Open the wiring harness context assembly to be flattened. Make sure that all the bundles are fully connected. Step 2: Make a new product file in the electrical harness flattening assembly. Set the harness flattening parameteers as desired. These can be changed later Step 3: Extract…

1. Major Components in the wiring diagram: Battery Starter Ignition Coil Breaker Distributor Junction Box Generator Current and voltage regulator Fuse Ammeter Foot Selector switch     2. Purpose and Working:  Battery: Battery supplies electrical energy to the circuit. It converts chemical energy stored within the battery…

1. Defining the P-Clamp as Electrical support Part: The P Clamp IGS file is downloaded and saved as CATPART. The points for entry and exit for both side are made using arc/circle/ellipse centre. Plane coincident to the end face and passing through the points is created. A base plane is created taking offset of the perpendicular…

DEFINING AND CATALOGING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS: Given Data: Electrical Devices: Deutsch DT06 – 08SA: It is female connector housing with 8pin terminal. The connector shape is rectangular and the primary locking feature is integrated with the housing. Tyco 174357-2 : It is female connector housing with 3pin terminal. The…

Roof is the top BIW component of the car. It protects the passengers from the weather (sun, rain, wind). It also protects the passenger in case of vehicle roll over or crash. The aim of this study is to design the roof assembly along with the roof reinforcement and optimize the position of bow roof…

The fender is a frontal BIW closure component of the car. Fender is the US English term used for the automobile component that covers the wheel wells of the car. The fender provides a shield to the car underside, inner (engine bay area) and the pedestrians from the gravel, water…

BUTTERFLY VALVE A butterfly valve is a qauter turn control valve that serves as both throttling and on-off function valve. It is a simple valve with very few components and it can be used in high pressure application. The butterfly valve has the following components: 1. Valve Body: The body is the shell that contains the…

Switch Bezel Report: Aim: To create a Plastic part from a given class A surface of a switch bezel and perform draft analysis on the part. Objectives: 1. To create a tooling axis for the component. 2. To create Class B & C surfaces form the parameters: Thickness(3mm), minimum draft angle(3°). 3. To create a solid…

REOPRT ON DRAFT ANALYSIS AND CREATION OF PLASTIC COMPONENT USING CLOSE SURFACE FEATURE. 1. CREATION OF TOOLING AXIS:   Tooling axis is created in the direction of pull of the core-cavity. It needs to be ensured that all the features of the part can be made using minimum number of side mould components(less side…

Section Modulus Calculation and optimization: Overview: The section modulus is the ratio of moment of inertia and the distance from the neutral axis. It is defined as the bending moment which can be carried by a given section for a limiting maximum stress. It is also called Moment of Resistance. It is the property of the…

CAR HOOD DESIGN AIM: To design a car hood from Class-A surface of hood outer panel. For the complete design of the hood, the following task is needed to be done: Preparing the design for outer panel with the hem. Design of inner panel according to given master section, provide the embosses and cut-outs for pedestrian safety…

LOWER DOOR TRIM COMPLETE DESIGN:   Aim: To design the lower door trim of a car from a class A surface and master sections complete with the correct engineering features. Overview: Door Trim is the interior part of the door, it is used to cover the door panel and to provide features, tools and comfort to the passengers.…

A PILLAR DESIGN WITH MASTER SECTION   Aim: To create a Plastic part from a given class A surface and master section of an  A-pillar plastic cover with dog house for assembling. Also perform the draft analysis on the created part. Objectives: To create a tooling axis for the component. To create Class B &…

UNDERBODY COATING   Underbody coating is a thick coating done on the underside of the vehicle done to prevent damage to the undercarriage. It protects the car against rust, rpevents the damaged caused due to loose gravel hitting the underside of the vehicle, reduces noise and vibrations in the car and prolongs the…

A BRIEF REPORT ON BENCHMARKING: WHAT IS BENCHMARKING:  Benchmarking is the process of measuring the performance and specification of the competitor's products/processes.  Benchmarking involves a detailed comparision of similar products and then lisiting the performance of the competition. Making a detailed study…

DOOR TRIM LOWER APPLIQUE DESIGN:   Aim: To create a Plastic part from a given class A surface of a Door Trim Applique with locators and heat stakes as per the design rules. Also perform the draft analysis on the created part. Objectives: To create a tooling axis for the component. To create Class B & C surfaces…

DOOR TRIM DOG HOUSE DESIGN:   Aim: To create a Plastic part from a given class A surface of a Door Trim with dog house as per the design rules. Also perform the draft analysis on the created part. Objectives: To create a tooling axis for the component. To create Class B & C surfaces form the parameters: Thickness…

DRILL HANDLE: Aim: To create a Plastic part from a given class A surface of a Drill Handle with ribs and screw boss as per the design rules. Also perform the draft analysis on the created part. Objectives: To create a tooling axis for the component. To create Class B & C surfaces form the parameters: Thickness (3mm),…

    Aim: To create a Plastic part from a given class A surface of a bumper and perform draft analysis on the part. Objectives: To create a tooling axis for the component. To create Class B & C surfaces form the parameters: Thickness (3mm), minimum draft angle(3°). To create a solid body from the closed…