Fatigue Strength Analysis On The Automobile Stabilizer Bar
Fatigue Strength Analysis On The Automobile Stabilizer Bar
Fatigue Strength Analysis On The Automobile Stabilizer Bar
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The Open Mechanical Engineering Journal, 2014, 8, 619-623
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School of Mechanical Electronic and Information Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing,
Beijing, 100083, China
State Key Laboratory of Automotive Safety and Energy, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
Abstract: Stabilizer bar is an important component of the vehicles independent suspension system and plays an
important role in the safety traffic. So the research on fatigue strength characteristics of the automobile stabilizer bar is
very necessary. In this paper, the finite element model was established for the automobile stabilizer bar by utilizing
ANSYS finite element analysis software. Then the automobile stabilizer bars strength and stiffness were analyzed with
the finite element method. It is checked that the stabilizer bar meet the static strength requirements. At last, the fatigue
simulation analysis has been done. The simulation results show that the fatigue life of the stabilizer bar is about 673400
times, and it meets the fatigue life requirements which must be at least 500000 times in the fatigue test of the stabilizer
bar.
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Fig. (3). Meshing for the finite element model of the stabilizer bar.
Fig. (2). Travels at the stabilizer bar end of the component test.
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Fig. (7). Stress nephogram of the static analysis for the stabilizer
bar.
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stress point can be found and had been stored after the stress
calculation was completed and the ends stress concentration
point was removed. The second loading solution had been
done whose direction of two displacement loads was
opposite to the first loading. Then the solution results were
saved and went into POST1 after the calculation was
completed. At last, the S-N curve of the material calculated
by the front was inputted to the S-N table of ANSYS, as
shown in Fig. (12). Fatigue life of the stabilizer bar required
that the cycles must be at least 500000 times in the
amplitude of 54.4 mm and frequency of 3Hz conditions.
Accordingly, the corresponding parameters were inputted in
the Fatigue item of ANSYS post-processing POST1. The
results showed that the allowable cycles of the stabilizer bar
were 6730000 times, and the use coefficient was 0.36749
when the cycles were 500000 times. To meet the use
requirements, it was proposed to increase the strength of
materials or optimize the structure of the stabilizer bar.
CONCLUSION
The finite element model was established for the
automobile stabilizer bar by utilizing ANSYS finite element
analysis software in the paper. The automobile stabilizer
bars strength and stiffness were analyzed with the finite
element method, and the fatigue simulation analysis has been
done. The following conclusions can be drawn:
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CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors confirm that this article content has no
conflict of interest.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS