Design, Modeling and Analysis of Roll Cage for SAE BAJA Vehicle

2024-28-0012

10/17/2024

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Event
International Automotive CAE Conference – Road to Virtual World
Authors Abstract
Content
This paper studies design parameters, selection of materials and structural analysis for an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) BAJA roll cage at the event site in any possible situation. SolidWorks 2022 was used for creating the prototype of the roll cage and then both static structural as well as dynamic crash analysis for the roll cage was done using Altair HyperWorks 2023 for various collisions like front, rear, side, rollover, torsional, front bump, rear bump, front roll over, side roll over and rear roll over. In addition to their corresponding deformation, Von Mises stresses were observed and a safety factor was calculated for these load cases which was found to be in the range of 1.5 to 3. Without reducing the roll cage’s strength, the roll cage designed for a four-wheel drive configuration is developed with driver comfort and safety in mind. Finding the optimal safety factor is the core objective of the analysis, as it ensures in any situation, the ATV’s roll cage will stay secure.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2024-28-0012
Pages
14
Citation
L, R., Sanjay P, C., T J, P., Moses J, J. et al., "Design, Modeling and Analysis of Roll Cage for SAE BAJA Vehicle," SAE Technical Paper 2024-28-0012, 2024, https://doi.org/10.4271/2024-28-0012.
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Published
Oct 17
Product Code
2024-28-0012
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English