International Journal of Innovation in Mechanical Engineering and Advanced Materials
Vol 4, No 3 (2022)

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD IN SOLIDWORKS TO OPTIMIZE THE FRONT CAST WHEEL DESIGN FOR MOTORCYCLES

Rizki Nur Afami Kurniawan (Universitas Mercu Buana)
Dedik Romahadi (Universitas Mercu Buana)
Muhamad Fitri (Universitas Mercu Buana)
Md Radwanul Karim (Beijing Institute of Technology)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 May 2023

Abstract

Cast wheel rims often experience damage that causes damage to the lip of the rim, or the spokes rupture if it supports the excessive load. The safety aspect is very important to be considered in the automotive industry because it involves the lives of passengers. Structural optimization of various vehicle components has shown that component weight strongly influences vehicle performance. Based on these problems, this research aims to design a lightweight cast wheel design model that can withstand a load of 535 N. So, it is necessary to make an analysis using a comparison of design models and material variations and static simulations using Solidworks 2018 software. The results sought are von mises, displacement, strain, a factor of safety, and produce a lightweight design. The simulation results on the three models are still safe in holding a load of 535 N because the value of the factor of safety is not less than 1. The results of the design mass with material variations are lighter than the original wheels.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijimeam

Publisher

Subject

Automotive Engineering Energy Engineering Materials Science & Nanotechnology Mechanical Engineering

Description

The journal publishes research manuscripts dealing with problems of modern technology (power and process engineering, structural and machine design, production engineering mechanism and materials, etc.). It considers activities such as design, construction, operation, environmental protection, etc. ...