TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER CONTENT
DECLARATION DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ABSTRACT
ABSTRAK TABLE OF CONTENT
LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES
NOMENCLATURE
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1 Introduction of Formula Race Car
1.2 Problem Statement
1.3 Objective
1.4 Scope of Project
1.5 Expected Result
CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 History Formula SAE
2.2 Formula Student Car specification
2.3 Suspension
2.4 Push rod suspension system
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iv v
vi vii-ix
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1 2
2 3
3 3
4 4
5-6 6-13
14-18
CHAPTER CONTENT
2.5 Composite Material
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Process Planning
3.3 Theory of Suspension Load
Calculation 3.4
Composite Calculation 3.5
Design Suspension Push Rod 3.6
Fabricate the Push Rod Suspension
3.7 Compression Test
CHAPTER IV LOAD ANALYSIS
4.1 Suspension Push Rod Load
Analysis 4.2
Position of Center of Gravity 4.3
Composite Calculation
CHAPTER V FABRICATION PROCESS AND
COMPRESSION TEST OF COMPOSITE SUSPENSION PUSH
ROD 5.1
Introduction 5.2
Fabricating Carbon Fiber and Glass Fiber Suspension Push Rod
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31 31
32-33
33-40 40-41
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47 47-48
49
49 49-56
56-57
58 58-60
60-61
CHAPTER CONTENT
5.3 First Stage of Fabrication Process
5.4 Second Stage of Fabrication
Process 5.5
Compression Test for Composite Push Rod Suspension
CHAPTER VI RESULTS AND ANALYSIS
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Compression Test Analysis
6.3 Load Analysis
6.4 Fabrication Process Analysis
6.5 Joining Process Analysis
6.6 Testing Error Analysis
6.7 Area of Failures Analysis
6.8 Weight of Composite Suspension
Push Rod Analysis
CHAPTER VII CONCLUSION AND FUTURE
RECOMMENDATION 7.1
Conclusion 7.2
Future Recommendation
REFERENCES BIBLOGRAPHY
APPENDICES PAGE
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LIST OF FIGURE
NO. TITLE
1.1 Student Formula Race Car
2.1 Type of Suspension System
2.2 MacPherson Strut Suspension
2.3 Double Wishbone Suspension System
2.4 Camber Angle
2.5 Caster Angle
2.6 Toe Pattern
2.7 De Dion Tube Suspension Systems
2.8 Push Rod Suspension System
2.9 Honda RA106 Push Rod
2.10 Euler Case of Buckling
2.11 Euler Case of Buckling
2.12 Demonstration of Euler Case
2.13 Woven glass fiber
2.14 Carbon fiber woven
2.15 Hand Lay-Up Process
2.16 Spray-up Process
2.17 Basic Vacuum Bag Process
2.18 Resin Transfer Molding
3.1 Flow Chart Overall PSM Process
3.2 Normal Force on Tire at Static Condition
3.3 Forces at Inclination Position
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16 17
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NO. TITLE
3.4 Forces during Braking
3.5 Force on the Suspension System
3.6 Force Acting on Suspension Link
3.7 Flow Chart Designing Push Rod Suspension
