期刊
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
卷 327, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2023.117704
关键词
Suspension control arm; Fiber-reinforced composite; Structural design; Refined zigzag theory; Finite element analysis; Experimental mechanics
This study focuses on redesigning and manufacturing automotive suspension control arms using composite materials to decrease weight and increase strength. Innovative mechanical simulation methods and optimization algorithms are employed to determine the optimal laminate stacking sequence, which is verified through experimental testing. The study highlights the advantages of the design-analysis-optimization strategy for manufacturing automobile parts from composite materials.
The automotive industry needs composite materials to decrease the weight of new-generation vehicles whilst increasing their strength. In this study, one of the critical (load bearing) components of automobiles, i.e., the suspension control arm made of steel, is fully redesigned for its suitable manufacturing using composite mate-rials. To this end, innovative mechanical simulation methods are developed and coupled to perform the design, analysis, and optimization of the automotive suspension control arm. The main design/optimization criteria are set to reduce no less than 75% weight of the metal control arm and increase its safety by at least 60% by using composite materials and a new geometry suitable for mass production. To predict the deformation-stress state of the control arm, a four-node quadrilateral shell element is implemented based on the kinematics of refined zigzag theory (RZT). Once verified numerically, the computer implementation of the RZT is combined with the opti-mization algorithm to achieve the optimum laminate stacking sequence of the control arm. Accordingly, pro-totypes of the composite control arms with optimum lamination plans are manufactured and then experimentally tested under the loading and constraint conditions defined at the conceptual design stage. The numerical and full-scale experimental results are compared, and the RZT models are comprehensively validated. Hence, the advantages of the overarching design-analysis-optimization strategy presented herein are revealed for rede-signing and manufacturing automobile parts from composite materials.
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