Wiring harness design in CATIA V5 - 3D modeling Week 2 Challenge

AIM

To Download following connectors & Connector clip cad data from given link & define it as Electrical Connector using Electrical Part design Workbench. Define all the necessary properties to Connectors & Clip.

ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSYTEM

Electrical Distribution System deals with the physical and logical Architectures,Schematic development,Power Distribution,wiring harness design,wiring harness componenet design of given electrical system.

E&E ARCHITECTURE

E&E Architecture is high level connectivity diagram represent the number of system,subsystem and logical connectivity between them.It is also extended to show the Control Area Network (CAN) between different Electronic Controllers.

LOGICAL SCHEMATICS

It is a detailed design of E&E Architecture which is extended to show the logical connectivity between the different components and controls of the given system,subsystem.

ELECTRICAL SHCHEMATICS

Electrical S chematics is a detailed design of logical schematics which describes the pin to pin connectivity,Properties,Fusing Distribution,Grounding Distribution,Inter connects, wire properties,Circuit properties,Specification of component etc.., This is the end result of Electrical core design of system and used as an primary input for harness design.

WIRING HARNESS TOPOLOGY

Wiring Harness Topology is Strategy to divide or split the harness between different pieces to achieve the best manufacturability,Serviceability, Cost Effective design.

WIRING HARNESS ROUTING

Wiring Harness Routing deals wioth desired path of wiring harness into given vehicle environment by applying set of design roles and industry best practices.

WIRING HARNESS PACKAGING

Wiring harness packaging deals with fixing of wiring harness routing to ensure the safe,Reliable,and Durability of wiring harness by applying set of design rules and industry best practices.

WIRING HARNESS INTRODUCTION

It refers to the Assembly of

• Wires
• Connectors
• Terminals
• Protection Covering
• Insulation
• Clip & Clamping
• Fuse & Relay Box
• Retension Devices Guiding Channels Electronic Components

DESIGN FLOW OF EDS SYSYTEM

CONNECTOR

Connector is an electro mechanical device used to join the electrical circuits. Electrical connectors consists of Housing,Terminals,wedge,Locks,Seals,Cavity,Mounting Cam etc..,

PROCEDURE

• Download the File and Save the folder as cad part
• Create Catalog
• Catalog creation

File -> New -> Catalogue document -> Add Family -> Save

OPEN CONNECTOR PART FILE

Click Device storage-> Select catalogue folder

TOOLS -> OPTIONS-> EQUIPMENT & SYSTEM -> ELECTRICAL MAPPING -> ADD -> CATALOGUE FILE

CONNECTOR CREATION -Deutsch DT06 – 08SA

• Open part body create a point
• create a point and axis in matting faces
• Open Electrical part workbench
• Define Connector and select body
• Define Bundle and Select Connector already defined
• Define Connector connection point and Select the matting faces with axis
• SAVE as Device Storage and Click the catalogue
• Open electrical mapping and ADD catalogue file.

WORKING PROCEDURE CONNECTOR WITH ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY

CONNECTOR- Tyco 174357-2

• Open the part of the connector and Create a point and axis of matting faces
• and also create a point and axis in cavity area
• save the file and open the elctrical part
• Click Define Connector
• Define Bundle with the connector
• Define Connector connection point and Select the matting faces with axis
• Define cavity connection point and select the cavity axis
• Save as Device storage and click the catalogue
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CONNECTOR CLIP -Tyco 85229-1

• Open the Part body and create a point with axis
• Open the Electrical Part
• Define mounting equipment and select body
• Define Cavity and select the axis
• Save as device storage and add catalogue
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ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY

• Open the Electrical Assembly Design Workbench
• Copy the Connector and Connector Clip and paste
• Click Connect Electrical Devices and Select the Clip and Select the axis of Connector
• Finally the Part to Be Assembled and
• Save as Device location ADD CATALOGUE

RESULT

Thus,the following connectors & Connector clip cad data from given link & define it as Electrical Connector using Electrical Part design Workbench. Define all the necessary properties to Connectors & Clip to be created.