The Automatic Calculation of Cumulative Lamination and Analysis of the Structural Static Rigidity of Bike Frame Made of Carbon Fiber Composite

Abstract:

This paper discusses the process of calculating the lay-up configuration and structural stiffness of carbon fiber composite bike frame. First, a program is written in ANSYS macro language to calculate the lay-up configuration of the composite. The user only has to input the geometry, fiber orientation and sequence of individual layer, according to the original shop drawing. The program will then calculate the lay-up configuration of all the details for the whole structure automatically, and create the finite element model for ANSYS. The stiffness is then analyzed according to the product specification, and also compared with test result to evaluate the validation of the model. This automated process can accelerate the development time frame, and also work as the basis of parametric model for future design optimization.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 563)
• Pages: 13-20
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.563.13
• Online since: May 2014
• Authors: Ching Hui Tai, Chun Ho Yin
• Keywords: Bike Frame, Carbon Composite, Numerical Analysis

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DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-812981-4.00021-6