CONTENTS
CHAPTER ITEMS
PAGE
DECLARATION ii
DEDICATION iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv
ABSTRACT v
ABSTRAK vi
CONTENTS vii
LIST OF TABLES x
LIST OF FIGURES xi
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
xiii
LIST OF APPENDIX xiv
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background 1
1.2 Objective 2
1.3 Problem Statement 2
1.4 Scope 2
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Competition Rule 3
2.2 Types of Chassis Design 5
2.2.1 Ladder Frame
5 2.2.2
Space Frame 5
2.2.3 Backbone Chassis
6 2.2.4
Monocoque 7
2.3 Types of Chassis used in Formula SAE 7
2.3.1 Tubular Steel Space Frame
8 2.3.2
Metal Monocoque 8
2.3.3 Composite Semi Monocoque
9 2.4 Types of Materials
9 2.4.1
Steel 9
2.4.2 Plain Carbon Steel
9 2.4.5
Alloy Steel 10
2.4.6 Stainless Steel
10 2.4.7
Aluminum 10
2.5 Stiffness Torsional 11
2.5.1 Longitudinal Torsion
11 2.5.2
Vertical Bending 12
2.5.3 Lateral Bending
12 2.5.4
Horizontal Lozenging 13
2.6 Optimization Methods 14
2.6.1 Topology Optimization
14 2.6.2
Topometry Optimization 14
2.6.3 Topography Optimization
15 2.6.4
Size Optimization 15
2.6.5 Shape Optimization
15
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
3.1 Project Flow Chart 16
3.2 Literature Review 18
3.3 Create Existing Design 18
3.4 Generate Idea 19
3.5 Package Space 19
3.6 Analysis and Optimization Method 20
3.1.1 Pre
– Processing 21
3.1.2 Solving
21 3.1.3
Post – Processing
21
CHAPTER 4 ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION
4.1 Importing CAD Data 23
4.2 Shell Meshing 25
4.3 Linear Static Analysis for Existing Chassis Base 26 4.3.1
Analysis set up 27
4.4 Topology Optimization 33
4.4.1 Package Space
34 4.4.2
Create Mesh and Property 34
4.4.3 Set up the Design Variable
35 4.4.4
Creation of Response 36
4.4.5 Creation of Constraint
37 4.4.6
Define the Objective Function 38
4.4.7 Job Submitted
40
CHAPTER 5 RESULT AND DISCUSSION
5.1 Linear Static Result for Existing Chassis Base 42
5.2 Topology Optimization Result 42
5.3 Linear Static Result for Optimized Chassis Base 44 5.4 Comparison of Result
45 5.5 Discussion
46 5.5.1
To Generate Idea 46
5.5.2 Set up the Optimization Variable
46 5.5.3
Interpretation of the Result 47
5.5.4 Comparison of the Result
47
CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSIONS RECOMMENDATION
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