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Design and Analysis of Army Vehicle Chassis: Abstract-In The Current Project Manual Design
Design and Analysis of Army Vehicle Chassis: Abstract-In The Current Project Manual Design
Abstract- In the current project manual design carrying Shelter mounted Electronic Equipment
calculations of the army vehicle chassis are
and its accessories.
performed initially and the same design has
been validated using finite element analysis. The Design of the Vehicle Army vehicle
The following analysis was carried out to study
chassis is carried so as to carry the below
the structural integrity of the “Army vehicle
chassis” under various loading conditions. mentioned items. The Army vehicle chassis
Firstly a static analysis with only equipment
design is optimized to keep the weight of the
loads applied. Secondly static analysis in
deployment mode. (The vehicle is lifted from Army vehicle chassis to the minimum. Finite
ground with jacks. Loads on Army vehicle
Element Analysis is carried out for verification.
chassis include equipment as well as bare
vehicle weight). Thirdly Modal analysis to find The Army vehicle chassis has provision to fix the
the Natural Frequencies was carried out. From
following major equipment.
the results obtained some changes were
proposed and implemented to reduce the Shelter: A Shelter will be fixed on to the
deflections and stresses and also efforts are
Army vehicle chassis with bottom four ISO
made to increase the fundamental natural
frequency of the chassis. corners using four Twist locks provided on the
Bending Moment Right Side(Br) = Rr*L2 Left Side Reaction(Rl) = w*1000/4 = 300
= 1000*653= 653000 Kg(f)-mm Kgs
Maximum Bending Moment on the long Right Side Reaction(Rr)= w*1000/4 =
member (Bmax2) = Max(Bl, Br) = Max 300 Kgs
(653000, 653000) = 21531250 Kg(f)-mm
Bending Moment Left Side(Bl) = Rl*L1
Max Bending Moment(Bmb) =
=1000*300 = 120000 Kg(f)-mm
Bmax2/1000 = 653000/1000 = 653 kg(f)- Bending Moment Right Side(Br) = Rr*L2
m = 1000*300= 120000 Kg(f)-mm
Required Sectional Modulus(Z4) = Maximum Bending Moment on the long
Bmax2/ σ =653000/24 = 27208.33333 member (Bmax2) = Max(Bl, Br) = Max
mm^3 (120000, 120000) = 120000Kg(f)-mm
Max Bending Moment(Bmb) =
Required Sectional Modulus of flat bed Box
Bmax2/1000 = 120000/1000 = 120 kg(f)-
Section m
Required Sectional Modulus(Z4) =
Bmax2/ σ =120000/24 = 5000 mm^3
Frame: This consists of C sections made from converted into a parasolid to import into ANSYS.
wieldable quality hot-rolled structural steel IS: A Finite Element model was developed with shell
2062-1999, Grade A, Fe 410WA. and mass elements. The elements that are used for
idealizing the Army vehicle chassis Assembly
Mechanical Properties:
were described below. A detailed Finite Element
Tensile Strength = 410 Mpa model was built with shell and mass elements to
idealize all the components of the Army vehicle
Yield Strength = 250 Mpa
chassis. Modal analysis was carried out to find the
Density = 7850 kg/m3 first 6 natural frequencies and their mass
participations. Changes were also implemented to
The component weight is applied as Loads on the
shift the fundamental natural frequency.The
army vehicle chassis, the distribution of the load
elements that are used for idealizing the Army
is shown in the below table.
vehicle chassis are Shell 63and Mass 21.
5. Shelter 1200
TOTAL 3685
MODAL ANALYSIS
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