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Air Supply Unit (ASU) serves as the pneumatic source for the air suspension system in the passenger car segment. The ASU is an electrically driven oil-free compressor with integrated air dryer to deliver dry air to the suspension system. Solenoid valve, Height Sensor and ECU adjusts the pressure in bellow based on the vehicle load condition. During the lab test, pressure was not building up in the compressor due to delivery valve failure. The type of valve in asu is reed valve type, it is mostly used in the micro compressors due to its low cost, simple structure and light weight configuration. The reed movement is based on the pressure difference between the inlet and the compression chamber. Failure analysis is carried out based on the finite element analysis to identify the root cause, the root cause identified is optimized to prevent the failure.

In recent days the usage of Electro - Hydraulic Control Unit (EHCU) is increased acutely in light passenger vehicle applications apart from the passenger cars. The main advantage of using electro - Hydraulic control unit (EHCU) is operational flexibility, consistent performance customization, increase durability and lower running cost. During running, the mechanical load is converted into the electronic signal by using transmitter. The electronic devices are highly responsive when compared with mechanical devices, so, it is necessary to reduce the Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) in the system. As per the recent trend, the NVH pollution should be as low as possible in the vehicle. It is necessary to maintain the NVH in minimum level in the electronic device to meet the overall performance of the system. The vibrational isolator is one of the key components used in Electro – Hydraulic Control Unit to reduce the noise and vibration implication of the system.

Braking system components generally are safety critical products. Commercial vehicles braking systems are of highly safety critical as they pose a serious threat to life and property. Therefore, a system must be designed and validated to minimize the effects of component failure of these portfolios of products. In order to avoid accidents due to brake failures, this paper mainly focuses on analysis of loss of pneumatic fluid pressure in the components of the braking systems. Leakage of pneumatic fluid pressure through the sealing in braking system is one of the major reasons for the failure of the brakes in the vehicles. The aim of the present study is to simulate the lab failure and improve the design using finite element analysis. Also, the optimized design is validated by experimentally. A finite element model is developed in Ansys Workbench to study the behavior of the sealing ring under assembly conditions.

In recent days, the usage of disc brake is increased acutely in commercial vehicle applications apart from the passenger vehicles. The main advantage of using disc brake is reducing the stopping distance, temperature and wear between the disc and pad. During the braking, kinetic energy of the vehicle is converted into thermal energy due to the friction between disc and pad. To maintain the temperature between the disc and pad is critical for the overall performance of the disc brake and safety of the vehicle. The process of vehicle braking is a dynamically thermal structure coupling problem which is complex in nature. In this study, temperature between the disc and pad is determined using Finite Element Analysis for two different pad configurations. As per recent vehicle norms by the government the axle load is increased by 20 % which requires increased braking force and will leads to high temperature in the disc pad interface.

Reliable sealing solutions are extremely important in commercial vehicle industry because sealing failures can cause vehicle breakdown, damage of equipment or even accident, incurring expenses that are substantially higher than the costs of just replacing the damaged seals. Consequently, new seal designs must be experimentally verified and validated before they can be implemented. In this study, Mooney - Rivlin hyper elastic material model is used to simulate the sealing behavior during dynamic conditions. The seal under study is a large diameter lip seal made of Neoprene® rubber (NBR) A finite element model to study the response of the seal under dynamic conditions was developed. The analysis took into account the mating parts dimensions and the lip seal parameters. Three designs were proposed and verified. The seal design is optimized using non-linear FEA and validated. Results include contact pressure, deflection and strain experienced by the seal during actuation.