Application of finite element method in mechanical design of automotive parts

[摘要] As an effective numerical analysis method, finite element method (FEM) has been widely used in mechanical design and other fields. In this paper, the development of FEM is introduced firstly, then the specific steps of FEM applications are illustrated and the difficulties of FEM are summarized in detail. Finally, applications of FEM in automobile components such as automobile wheel, steel plate spring, body frame, shaft parts and so on are summarized, compared with related research experiments.

[发布机构] Armour College of Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago; IL; 60616, United States^1

[关键词] Application of finite elements;Automobile components;Automobile wheels;Automotive parts;Body frames;Mechanical design;Shaft parts;Steel plates