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Steering & Suspension
Design Scope
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Design of various sub-systems of Suspension and Steering Linkage
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Concept design and tolerance analysis
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Competitive Benchmarking
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Engineering Change Management, Test Fixture Design
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Specification management
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FMEA support
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Design Optimization and inertia relief analysis for control arms
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Value Engineering
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IMDS & Reach support
Design Simulation - Steering
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Simulation studies to identify life-limiting regions for various load scenarios such as torque to failure & road loads
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Collapse of steering column for driver’s safety (various test scenarios)
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Studies on estimation of cam lever efforts
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Detailed stress distribution studies on rack bending in scenarios such as curb push-off & 4-point bending
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Topology optimization studies on column assembly for target frequencies
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Optimization of retention clips and energy absorbing (EA) straps
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Field failure studies of housings & their redesign to withstand road loads
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Stiffness studies of column assembly in all operable conditions
Design Simulation - Linkage & Suspension Systems
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Topology optimization of Linkage & Suspension elements (control arms, tie rods and tension struts) for various target loads
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DoE studies for selection of optimum parameters for radial and axial stiffness
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Metal forming analysis for inner ball joints & stabilizing bars
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Fatigue life estimations on ball studs for radial loads
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Estimation of pull-out forces of ball pins
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Assembly process and articulation of bellows and optimization of profiles