Design, Analysis of Car Knuckel by using ANSYS Workbench

Abstract

Abstract: Steering knuckle is an indispensable part of an automobile vehicle, integrating different subsystems like suspension, brakes and steering. Being the pivot point of the vehicle, it undergoes diverse stacking under rigorous conditions resulting in failure of the component. The objective of this paper is to perform static structural analysis on the knuckle under diverse loadings. This is achieved by designing a generic steering knuckle of a car in CATIA V5R20 and performing the finite element analysis using ANSYS Workbench 14.5. The analysis is carried out under maximum loading condition, braking and bump maneuvering.