2017-09-27 FEA Boundary Conditions Review

Owned by Ritu Shah
Sept 27, 2017

Date

Attendees

Agenda

  • Discuss changes made to front and rear suspension 
  • Discuss FEA boundary conditions 
  • Priorities and timelines for simulations

Minutes

ItemWhoNotes
Front Suspension Adam Marchand
  • Change the parking break mount to angled brackets
Front Suspension BushingsAdam Marchand
  • Check with Olins (question) to see if they suggest anything for spacers
  • Plan B is to make custom spacers 
Front SuspensionAdam Marchand
  • To take lass pass through upright and front suspension tomorrow 
Rear suspensionRobin Pearce
  • Spec bushings → Coordinate with front suspension to use the same bushings
Rear suspensionRobin Pearce
  • Make shaft and hub the same diameter
FEA ConditionsDevon Copeland
  • Re-do boundary conditions for rear to take into account acceleration
  • Use acceleration at corner for worst case rear conditions, and breaking at corner for worst case front conditions
  • Use quarter car model to come up with forces from shock for dynamic loading 
FEA Simulations - Front Suspension

Adam Marchand 

Michael Shiozaki

Kaitlyn McCluskie (Deactivated)

  • Static simulations on front suspension using analysis and boundary conditions from Devon 
  • Dynamic simulations using loads from QCM
  • Fatigue simultions 
FEA Simulations - Rear Suspension

Matt Suski 

Robin Pearce

  • Static simulations on rear suspension using analysis and boundary conditions from Devon 
  • Dynamic simulations using loads from QCM
  • Fatigue simultions 
FEA Simulations - SteeringRitu Shah
  • Static simulations on steering arm and tie rod  
  • Dynamic simulations using loads from QCM
  • Fatigue simultions 

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