Application of Parametric Modeling in Optimization Design on Aluminum Alloy Wheels

Abstract:

With the development of lightweight car，the applications of aluminum alloy wheels are changed extensively. At present, there are many disadvantages in aluminum alloy wheel profession of my country such as the blindness in design, the long period, material consumption, the high cost and so on. In this paper, the CAD as well as the FEA technology is applied. The parametric three-dimensional model of aluminum alloy wheel is constructed using UG software. Taken the former's thickness and the angle between two formers as variables, the wheels with different sizes and shapes are established. Automobile aluminum alloy wheel hub is built and this is helpful to the development of CAE / CAM in the aluminum alloy wheel design.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 178-181)
• Pages: 2834-2836
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.178-181.2834
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Deng Li Yi
• Keywords: Aluminum Alloy Wheel, Parametric, UG

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DOI: 10.1016/s0168-874x(02)00091-4