Abstract
In vehicle engineering, structural integrity has always been a crucial focus in the process of designing and validating a vehicle, making an important contribution to the functional design and configuration of cab floor, suspension system and other body components. This current work presents the significance of simulating and analyzing the vehicle cab floor, focusing on its response to extreme loads observed in the real world.
The study explores the behavior of the floor structure when subjected to various loadings, shedding light on the crucial role played by floor brackets. Additionally, the work investigates the torsional effects on the frame as it traverses diverse road conditions, emphasizing the significance of accurate simulation. Design exploration study is performed to identify the influence of key parameters of the design on structural response of the vehicle cab floor. The study identifies critical assumptions and boundary conditions that may adversely impact simulation accuracy under extreme loading conditions. Highlighting hotspots, the current study raises awareness regarding potential safety concerns and high-risk areas in the vehicle cab floor structure. Understanding the structural response under high loading conditions is vital for ensuring the safety and reliability of vehicles in real-world usage. By addressing various assumptions and emphasizing safety concerns associated with stress hotspots, the study contributes valuable insights to the field of structural analysis in automotive engineering. The findings are not only relevant for enhancing the performance and safety of vehicles but also offer valuable implications for future advancements in simulation methodologies applied to complex structural systems.
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Authors and Presenter Bio
Akshay Dandekar, Mechanical Engineer & Arindam Charkaborty, CTO-Engineering Services, VIAS3D on behalf of Motive Power Systems
Dr. Arindam Chakraborty serves as the CTO of Engineering Consulting at VIAS3D and has more than 18 years of combined academic and industry consulting experience in the domain of simulation and engineering analysis. He has degrees in Civil (Bachelors), Aerospace (MTech.) and Mechanical (PhD) with focus on computational solid and structural mechanics, non-linear FEA, fatigue and fracture, reliability and optimization, and composite structures. His industry experience spans Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Process & Petrochemical, Consumer Packaged Goods, Life Science, Hi-Tech. and Industrial Equipment. He has been involved with consulting project management and leadership, business development, development of new technology and future growth strategy with a strong focus on public safety regulations (BSEE, NRC, FDA) and Digital Transformation. He has experience in automating complex engineering problems using codes in FORTRAN/C/C#/VBA/Java/Python/FOX Toolkit, including Abaqus automation scripts. Dr. Chakraborty has more than twenty-five conference and journal publications and many invited talks and panel discussions. He is also actively involved with many code (ASME, API) and international conferences committees. He is also a Dassault Systèmes Certified Training Instructor and taught University courses as invited lecturer.
