The Full Engineering Process
This shows the entire engineering process put into making the support bracket for a race-car wing.
Conceptual Design, Preliminary Design, Analysis, Fabrication, and Testing(coming soon)
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Conceptual Design
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![The finalized concept was taken and material type and thickness, fillet radii, and support points were optimized.]()
Preliminary Design
The finalized concept was taken and material type and thickness, fillet radii, and support points were optimized.
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![This is a picture of the mesh used in one of the FEA simulations that were completed. Shell elements were used because this is a thin sheet metal part.]()
Analysis
This is a picture of the mesh used in one of the FEA simulations that were completed. Shell elements were used because this is a thin sheet metal part.
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![The primary simulation that was performed was to see the level of stress that could be expected in the part under the aerodynamic loads on the wing. The factor of safety is approximately 2.]()
Analysis
The primary simulation that was performed was to see the level of stress that could be expected in the part under the aerodynamic loads on the wing. The factor of safety is approximately 2.
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![The left hand bracket after waterjet cutting, bending, deburring, and cleaning]()
Fabrication
The left hand bracket after waterjet cutting, bending, deburring, and cleaning
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Fabrication
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Fabrication
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Fabrication
