This paper is published in Volume-7, Issue-2, 2021
Area
Mechanical
Author
Abhishek Subhashchandra Amritkar
Org/Univ
Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Pub. Date
24 April, 2021
Paper ID
V7I2-1468
Publisher
Keywords
Formula SAE, Knuckle Upright, FEA

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Abhishek Subhashchandra Amritkar. FEA analysis of a knuckle upright for a formula student car, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Abhishek Subhashchandra Amritkar (2021). FEA analysis of a knuckle upright for a formula student car. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 7(2) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Abhishek Subhashchandra Amritkar. "FEA analysis of a knuckle upright for a formula student car." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 7.2 (2021). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

This research study is focused on providing FEA analysis of a formula student car steering knuckle uprights to check the factor of safety. The model was designed in Solidworks®️ 2018 version and static structural analysis was carried out in Ansys®️ Workbench 2019 R3. Steering Knuckle uprights are used to connect steering tie rods suspension arms to wheel assembly(HUB) and also hold brake calipers. Being part of a wheel, it is always in motion and sustains too much load. So it needs to be stiff at the same time as lightweight as possible. The material used for knuckle is Aluminium 7075 T6. Total deformation of 0.1752 mm was observed. Results are fairly reliable and can be utilized to go further with the manufacturing of the knuckle uprights.