Title :
Research on Structural Optimization of the Aluminum Alloy Wheel
Author :
Zhu, Zhihua ; Hu, Jinhua ; Yuan, Xiaoming ; Sun, Huixue ; Sun, Hongmei
Author_Institution :
Mech. Eng. Coll., Yanshan Univ., Qinhuangdao, China
Abstract :
The optimization design for a wheel was implemented in this paper. The rim stiffness finite element model, 13-degree impact strength finite element model and bending analysis finite element model of the wheel were established firstly. The influence of the rim stiffness, wheel impact strength and bending fatigue strength of the wheel were synthetically considered. The constrained variable metric method optimization procedure OPTIII based on the monitoring technology was applied on the optimization calculation. The results show that OPTIII has the characteristics of high convergence rate and the lightweight design of a wheel may be realized based on the optimization design method.
Keywords :
aluminium alloys; bending strength; design engineering; elastic constants; fatigue; finite element analysis; impact strength; structural engineering; wheels; OPTIII; aluminum alloy wheel; bending analysis; bending fatigue strength; finite element model; impact strength; rim stiffness; structural optimization design; variable metric method; Analytical models; Fatigue; Finite element methods; Load modeling; Optimization; Stress; Wheels; Finite element; Optimization; Wheel;
Conference_Titel :
Information Engineering (ICIE), 2010 WASE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beidaihe, Hebei
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7506-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7507-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICIE.2010.274
