Design and Structural Analysis of a Front Single-Sided Swingarm for an Electric Three-Wheel Motorcycle
| Autor: | Evangelos Christenas, P. Spanoudakis, Nikolaos C. Tsourveloudis |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Computer science
02 engineering and technology lcsh:Technology Automotive engineering lcsh:Chemistry Software 0203 mechanical engineering Three-wheel motorcycle Topology optimization General Materials Science single-sided Instrumentation lcsh:QH301-705.5 topology optimization Front (military) Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes Single-sided Swingarm business.industry lcsh:T Process Chemistry and Technology Emphasis (telecommunications) General Engineering 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Finite element method swingarm lcsh:QC1-999 Computer Science Applications 020303 mechanical engineering & transports lcsh:Biology (General) lcsh:QD1-999 lcsh:TA1-2040 Finite Elements Analysis (FEA) 0210 nano-technology business Computer-aided engineering lcsh:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) three-wheel motorcycle lcsh:Physics |
| Zdroj: | Applied Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 6063, p 6063 (2020) Applied Sciences Volume 10 Issue 17 |
| ISSN: | 2076-3417 |
| Popis: | This study focuses on the structural analysis of the front single-sided swingarm of a new three-wheel electric motorcycle, recently designed to meet the challenges of the vehicle electrification era. The primary target is to develop a swingarm capable of withstanding the forces applied during motorcycle&rsquo s operation and, at the same time, to be as lightweight as possible. Different scenarios of force loadings are considered and emphasis is given to braking forces in emergency braking conditions where higher loads are applied to the front wheels of the vehicle. A dedicated Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software is used for the structural evaluation of different swingarm designs, through a series of finite element analysis simulations. A topology optimization procedure is also implemented to assist the redesign effort and reduce the weight of the final design. Simulation results in the worst-case loading conditions, indicate strongly that the proposed structure is effective and promising for actual prototyping. A direct comparison of results for the initial and final swingarm design revealed that a 23.2% weight reduction was achieved. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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