Optimization Design for the Diaphragm Spring of Automobile Clutch

Abstract:

The diaphragm spring is the key element in modern automobile clutch. Its elastic characteristic affects the overall performance of the clutch. Taking a car as an example, According to the design requirements and characteristics, it was to establish the mathematical model of optimum design of automobile clutch diaphragm spring. It was to optimize the design parameters of the basic structure of the diaphragm spring by using the MATLAB optimization toolbox. It did finite element analysis for the 3D modeling using ANSYS software. The results show that: it can be obtained more reasonably of the diaphragm spring elastic curve by the optimal design, shorten the design cycle, reduce the cost of.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 889-890)
• Pages: 268-271
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.889-890.268
• Online since: February 2014
• Authors: Cui Xia Guo, Hong Zhi Zhang
• Keywords: Clutch, Diaphragm Spring, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Optimization Design

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