The Application of CAE in the Development of Air Suspension Beam

Takuya Yuasa; Tetsuya Sakai; Haruyuki Hosoya; Tatsuo Sakamoto; Mitsuji Matsui; Toshio Ohara

doi:10.4271/973232

1997-11-17

The Application of CAE in the Development of Air Suspension Beam 973232

Every year the trucking industry demands lighter weight and lower cost truck components. But it is very difficult to achieve both these targets. This paper describes the example of a suspension system design which was conducted by computer simulation, so called CAE. The computer simulation by FEM was used completely to decide the detailed shape of each part. This paper also introduces a casting method to strengthen the aluminum alloy cast using high pressure during casting. By using this method, products have a precise metallographic structure. As a result, both the development cost and period were reduced by over the half the time required of the current system and lighter and strong parts were created.

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The Application of CAE in the Development of Air Suspension Beam 973232

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