Design, Analysis and Optimization of Formula Car Chassis

Formula SAE competitions take place every year and challenge teams of engineering students to design and build a small single-seater racing car. Among many other key components, chassis is an indispensable structural backbone of an automobile especially in a racing car. Good designs allow a light, stiff and extremely safe chassis to be produced at a reasonable manufacturing cost. Design model was prepared using anthropometric parameters of tallest driver (95th percentile male), SAE rule book and previous design knowledge. Static and dynamic load distributions were calculated analytically followed by extensive study of various boundary conditions to be applied during diverse FEA tests. Stress distributions, lateral displacements during static, dynamic and frequency modes are analyzed. Solid Works 2013, ANSYS15 software's are utilized in order to design and analysis the chassis frame and optimization of the chassis is done using TRIZ.