Analysis and Design Modification of a Chassis: An Analytical Investigation - Softcover

Patel, Tushar M.; Bhatt, M. G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3659254800 ISBN 13: 9783659254802

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Automotive chassis is an important part of an automobile. The chassis serves as a frame work for supporting the body and different parts of the automobile. Also, it should be rigid enough to withstand the shock, twist, vibration and other stresses. Along with strength, an important consideration in chassis design is to have adequate bending and torsional stiffness for better handling characteristics. So, strength and stiffness are two important criteria for the design of the chassis. This report is the work performed towards the optimization of the automotive chassis with constraints of stiffness and strength. Structural systems like the chassis can be easily analyzed using the finite element techniques. An optimization algorithm will then require several structural analysis to reach the optimum point. So a proper finite element model of the chassis is to be developed. The chassis is modeled in PRO-E. FEA is done on the modeled chassis using the PRO/MECHANICA. The results of the optimization are presented in this Book.

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About the Author

Prof. Tushar M. Patel is currently serving as a Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the LDRP-ITR, Gandhinagar. He has authored several research papers which have been published in national and international journals in india and abroad. Beside these he is the author of book "Pyrolysis Oil as an Alternative Fuel"

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659254800
• ISBN 13: 9783659254802
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 124