Research Article

FRONT END MODULE DEVELOPMENT FOR A LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE

Volume: 25 Number: 3 December 31, 2020
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FRONT END MODULE DEVELOPMENT FOR A LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE

Abstract

CO2 emission targets became a crucial obstacle for vehicle producers. In order to overcome this problem, weight reduction potentials are getting more and more critical. In this study, for a light commercial vehicle, a glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic front-end structure has been analyzed. At first, a fully plastic draft design is analyzed and compared with the current metal structure. After that, a topology volume is extracted from the existing vehicle structure, and topology optimizations have been carried out according to the modal and static loading performance targets. Different optimization parameters have been investigated to decide the best solution in terms of performance and weight. Load paths and optimum design are calculated by topology results. Due to the packaging problems with the radiator and headlamp, optimization volume is modified, and the new topology volume and optimizations are completed. Based on the topology results, a feasible design is prepared, and detailed non-linear analyses are started. After the non-linear analyses, free size optimization is applied to the ribs of the part. In this study, a feasible preliminary design at the same performance with less weight respect to the current metal version is completed.

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Thanks

This study is supported by TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey) with 3160366 Project Number. We would like to thank TÜBİTAK for its financial support throughout the project.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Mechanical Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2020

Submission Date

May 10, 2020

Acceptance Date

November 5, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 25 Number: 3

APA
Küçükoğlu, A., Bağrıyanık, A. O., Bahar, İ., Sirkeci, F., & Yağcı, Y. E. (2020). FRONT END MODULE DEVELOPMENT FOR A LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi, 25(3), 1315-1324. https://doi.org/10.17482/uumfd.735003
AMA
1.Küçükoğlu A, Bağrıyanık AO, Bahar İ, Sirkeci F, Yağcı YE. FRONT END MODULE DEVELOPMENT FOR A LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. UUJFE. 2020;25(3):1315-1324. doi:10.17482/uumfd.735003
Chicago
Küçükoğlu, Ayça, Ali Ozan Bağrıyanık, İlker Bahar, Fatma Sirkeci, and Yavuz Emre Yağcı. 2020. “FRONT END MODULE DEVELOPMENT FOR A LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi 25 (3): 1315-24. https://doi.org/10.17482/uumfd.735003.
EndNote
Küçükoğlu A, Bağrıyanık AO, Bahar İ, Sirkeci F, Yağcı YE (December 1, 2020) FRONT END MODULE DEVELOPMENT FOR A LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi 25 3 1315–1324.
IEEE
[1]A. Küçükoğlu, A. O. Bağrıyanık, İ. Bahar, F. Sirkeci, and Y. E. Yağcı, “FRONT END MODULE DEVELOPMENT FOR A LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE”, UUJFE, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 1315–1324, Dec. 2020, doi: 10.17482/uumfd.735003.
ISNAD
Küçükoğlu, Ayça - Bağrıyanık, Ali Ozan - Bahar, İlker - Sirkeci, Fatma - Yağcı, Yavuz Emre. “FRONT END MODULE DEVELOPMENT FOR A LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi 25/3 (December 1, 2020): 1315-1324. https://doi.org/10.17482/uumfd.735003.
JAMA
1.Küçükoğlu A, Bağrıyanık AO, Bahar İ, Sirkeci F, Yağcı YE. FRONT END MODULE DEVELOPMENT FOR A LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. UUJFE. 2020;25:1315–1324.
MLA
Küçükoğlu, Ayça, et al. “FRONT END MODULE DEVELOPMENT FOR A LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 25, no. 3, Dec. 2020, pp. 1315-24, doi:10.17482/uumfd.735003.
Vancouver
1.Ayça Küçükoğlu, Ali Ozan Bağrıyanık, İlker Bahar, Fatma Sirkeci, Yavuz Emre Yağcı. FRONT END MODULE DEVELOPMENT FOR A LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. UUJFE. 2020 Dec. 1;25(3):1315-24. doi:10.17482/uumfd.735003

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