Design and analysis of space frame chasis for formula student race car bhande akshay s. Students from different colleges worldwide thrive to build a formula style race car to compete at these events. Most of the papers provide an fea analysis of an fsae chassis and provide simulated torsional stiffness values. Two approaches to optimize formula sae chassis design. First 12 harmonic natural frequencies of 2008 and 2010 chassis frame 2008 frame 2010.
Some modeling guidelines are presented for both frames in isolation. Pdf the entire process of designing the frame of formula student for student formula team fin racing team from university of kragujevac. The thesis will serve as a summary of the knowledge that i have accumulated over four years of personally designing and overseeing the manufacturing of the mit motorsports suspension, provide insight into the design of the my2009. Modeling an fsae frame tutorial solidworks youtube. Analysis of fsae chassis surve aditya 1, naik vishal2, naikar aditya 3, mohd. Design, analysis and testing of a formula sae car chassis. Design and optimization of formula sae suspension system. Upper control arm uca the upper control arms figure 2 use two spherical bearings at the frame mounts with an adjustable rod end at the upper ball joint to allow for camber adjustment. Design and optimization of a formula sae racecar chassis and.
The paper continues with a description of the testing. The suspension geometry of a standard fsae race car has been used for the calculation of the forces. Frame analysis, a broadly applied, relatively flexible label for a variety of approaches to studying social constructions of reality the sociologist erving goffman, who is credited with coining the term in his 1974 book frame analysis, understood the idea of the frame to mean the culturally determined definitions of reality that allow people to make sense of objects and events. October 2015, volume 2, issue 10 jetir issn23495162 design and analysis of a tubular space frame chassis for fsae application 1 ifeanyichukwu u.
The purpose of this research is to design and manufacture a space frame for chulalongkorn university fsae team in the fsae student formula 2011 competition. Design and static structural analysis of a race car. Tutorials specifically made for student competition teams will be posted here. Chassis torsional rigidity analysis for a formula sae racecar. Formula sae interchangeable independent rear suspension design sponsored by the cal poly formula sae team a final report for reid olsen, fsae technical director by. Design of formula sae suspension theory in practice. Competition points rules the design of the whole fsae car is regulated by the fsae rules that exists to maximize the safety of the vehicle not only for the driver but for the pedestrians as well. As the main transmission portion, fuel tank, gear box and other important equipments of the vehicle are. Pdf the purpose of formula sae is to provide students an opportunity to design, fabricate, and then demonstrate the performance of a prototype. Exhaust optimization for viking motorsports formula sae team.
The basic theories and methodologies for designing these systems are presented so that new teams will have a baseline for their first fsae design. Structural analysis of a formula sae chas sis submitted to rollover l oads 3. The design obeys the rules stated by fsae rulebook yield strength mpaand formula bharat rulebook 2019. Impact test on bajafsae roll cageframedemo case with calculations. Examples will be given based on umrollas 1996 fsae entry. Figure 4 shows the front, rear and lateral view of the frame, and figure 5 shows the actual pictures of the frame. The results are compared and the 2011 frame is decided. Computer aided engineering cae tools such as solidworks cad, solidworks simulation, autodesk force effect and autodesk inventor professionals was. Redesign of an fsae race cars steering and suspension system. The frame was modeled as a structure made from beams. The target values for concerning and braking have been set according to the tracks present in the fsae international events.
The modal frequency analysis was performed on both the current frame design and the 2008 frame design created by sponsor former team member mike bauman. Design and analysis of gokart chasis according to fsae. Redesign of an fsae race cars steering and suspension. This stiffness to mass ratio used a manual calculation for the tubing length. This is the first video in a series of tutorials made specifically for formula sae students. Gsteps for performing analysis there is a number of software which is available to perform analysis on the. Then this frame has been transferred to assembly environment where in a next part is created using sheet metal. The paper introduces several of the key concepts of frame design both analytical and experimental. From the displacement of each section, it is recognized that the toe variation is less than 0. Ashton bressler, boris solomonov, ryan hatfield design analysis manufacturing bearing holders machined inhouse using slab of 1018 alloy steel the rod was drilled for a 1 diameter then. Jun 22, 2009 modeling an fsae frame tutorial solidworks. And besides, fsae regulation have quite some restrictions on use of composite materials, so that will have to be kept in mind as well.
Cooling the wiring harness for the 201011 car will be taken on by william jay kistler as an honors. Design and analysis of space frame chasis for formula. In this tutorial following playground slide is created step by step from scratch. Design, analysis and manufacture of 2011 rev formula sae. The frame model is taken from the solidworks sae tutorials.
Patil college of engineering, akurdi, pune 411044 abstract conventionally chassis is made up of aisi1018 steel. Types of analysis front impact analysis rear impact analysis side impact analysis front torsional stiffness rear torsional stiffness b. In this work, a chassis frame ugo m15a model with emphasis on fsae application was developed. In lieu to the competition rules and regulations it. A finite element model is next developed to enable the analysis of different frame concepts. The different loading conditions and requirements of the vehicle frame are first discussed focusing on road inputs and load paths within the structure. This project aims to provide a chassis for the 2011 rev electric fsae race car vehicle, the design must comply with the rule outlined by the 2011 fsae rulebooksae, 2011. The goal of the rear frame was to make the best possible design and this report will summarize the design proces. Design and static structural analysis of a race car chassis for formula society of automotive engineers fsae event. After analysis, the frame is constructed and the torsional test is performed to determine the torsional stiffness of the frame. Design and analysis of a tubular space frame chassis for fsae.
Impact test on baja fsae roll cage frame demo case with calculations fsae. Our groups work on the powertrain for the 201011 fsae car was divided into 3 major project aspects, with some additional breakdowns under them. Paper open access design and optimization of fsae chassis. Pdf structural analysis of a formula sae chassis under. Introduction to formula sae suspension and frame design. It has been assumed that this approach has worked, as past cars designed by this rule have performed exceedingly well at competition compared to other fsae vehicles during the dynamic events. Salinas university of missouri rolla abstract this paper is an introduction to formula sae fsae suspension and frame design based on the experience of the design team at umrolla. With the current system failing to meet fsae regulations and lacking in rigorous engineering design, the team is tasked with researching, designing, and manufacturing header and muffler components with. Loads analysis and optimization of fsae race car frame. The test panel that is used for the threepoint bend test allowed us to. After analysis, the frame is constructed and the torsional test is. The crumple zone 8 also called crush space is a structural feature mainly used in automobiles and recently incorporated into railcars. This video covers the basic process behind modeling a.
Design and static structural analysis of a race car chassis. Introduction to formula sae suspension and frame design edmund f. Static structural analysis of formula student space frame. The surface of the attenuator must be over 200mm long foreaft of the frame, 100mm high, and 200mm wide. Chassis for any vehicle is most important part as it becomes a structural. Analysis of torsional stiffness of the frame of a formula. The list of natural frequencies is given in table 2. Conventionally in fea, the frame is subdivided into elements. Patil college of engineering, akurdi, pune 411044 abstract conventionally chassis is made up.
This paper is an introduction to formula sae fsae suspension and frame design based on the experience of the design team at umrolla. International journal of mechanical engineering and. The chassis will be designed using the computer aided design cad program solidworks and will be analysed using a finite element analysis fea program ansys. Tire data has been used to find out the friction coefficient at the contact patch which varies to the normal. Sae student formula space frame design and fabrication. M l mohamad 1, m t a rahman 1, s f khan 1, m h basha 1, a h adom 1 and m s m hashim 1. Design and analysis of space frame chasis for formula student. A few correlate analytical values with experimental values. The video covers the setup and running of a static analysis on the model as. Nicholas rivero peter quach zack jilliani faculty advisor. To analyze results of attenuator to achieve desired fsae regulation.
Design of a tubular steel space framefor a formula student. Only the seat support was assumed to be the fixed potion of the vehicle. Pdf design and analysis of a tubular space frame chassis for. Keywords ansys, solidworks, fsae, finite element analysis, space frame chassis. Firstly, a multibody dynamic mbd model of the racing car is established using adamscar. To compare the analysis results of base line attenuator design with honeycomb attenuator design.
Since our team elected to use a carbon fiber monocoque design, we were required to prove to fsae that our carbon fiber layup exhibits equivalent strength to a traditional steeltube frame. Steering system design for an fsae car illinois institute of technology 9 2016 endurance event 300 fuel economy event 100 total 1,000 table 1. Pdf structural analysis of a formula sae chassis under rollover. The frame used in the 2016 competition was designed to be as strong as possible and accommodate any driver. Fsae design event scoring some insight into the process the design and developmental process of a fsae car is a complex process. Lotus shark suspension analysis software is used for dynamic analysis of suspension. William kinkead, me connor morette, me adrian pickering, me zachary sears, me james waldo, me.
Krzikalla d, mesicek j, petru j, sliva a, smiraus j 2019 analysis of torsional stiffness of the frame of a formula student vehicle. Analysis of formula student race car ijert journal. Structural analysis of a formula sae chassis under rollover loads conference paper pdf available december 2015 with 9,445 reads how we measure reads. Formula sae, space frame, roll cage, chassis, crash analysis.
Theres nothing easier than overdesigning the chassis and making it weigh a tonne, but thats not my goal, not on a race car at least. Analysis of torsional stiffness of the frame of a formula student. The forces and torques of the mechanical joints between the frame and suspensions are calculated in various extreme wo. Design, analysis and testing of a formula sae car chassis 20020300 this paper is taken from work completed by the first author as a member of the 1999 cornell university formula sae team and discusses several of the concepts and methods of frame design, with an emphasis on their applicability to fsae cars. While the process of solving finite element problems is a science, creating the models is quite an art 2. Hence an optimization was required to reach the targets. Design and analysis of formula sae chassis krishi sanskriti. Jul 30, 2012 the frame model is taken from the solidworks sae tutorials. Manufacturing is done by major machining processes like laser cut, grinding, welding, lathe operations, etc. Sae student formula space frame design and fabrication chartree sithananun1. The video covers the setup and running of a static analysis on the model as well as the post processing of the results which show. The purpose of this paper is to design and develop a formula student frame, according to the sae regulation. The content of the paper contains a series of results obtained from frame loads at.
To do this, we created test panels that mimic our final layup plan. Design and optimization of a formula sae vehicle a major qualifying project submitted to the faculty of worcester polytechnic institute in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree in bachelor of science in mechanical engineering by. The major challenge was to optimize the design for light weight without compromising safety of the driver. The first part introduces the formula sae project and the importance of torsional stiffness in frame structures. Using weldments tool this sketch has been converted to structural frame. However there are two additional goals of this report.
Design and strength analysis of fsae suspension the open mechanical engineering journal, 2014, 8. Pdf design and analysis of a tubular space frame chassis. Design and optimization of an fsae frame, suspension, and. This paper focuses on dynamic analysis and frame optimization of a fsae racing car frame. Structural analysis of a formula sae chassis under rollover loads. Analysis includes examining the stiffness, strength, and weight of each part, as well as design verification. The forces and torques of the mechanical joints between the frame and suspensions are calculated in various extreme working conditions. Analysis of space frame of formula saeat high speed with ergonomic and vibrational factors. Through analysis of the car entered in the 2016 competition, research, feedback from the previous designers, and critiques from the competition judges, optimized designs were developed. Abstract this paper is related to the analysis, simulation and designing of the single seater race car chassis which is made according to the rules and restriction provided in the fsae rulebook 2018. Frames are structures with at least one multi force member, i external reactions frame analysis involves determining.