Design and development of a composite automotive anti-roll bar

An analytical elasticity model is developed for laminated cylindrically anisotropic cylinders subjected to extension, bending, pressure, torsion, and transverse shearing. The model predicts the elastic response of thin or thick walled tubes as well as cylinders, and accounts for all elastic coupling present in the aforementioned loading cases. This model is incorporated into analysis software that predicts the linearelastic response of a composite automotive anti-roll bar. The user may input the bar's two-dimensional geometry, fibre-layup, diameter, and material properties. A filament-wound composite anti-roll bar is designed to act as a lightweight drop-in replacement for the high-performance steel anti-roll bar that is thoroughly benchmarked herein. A mass reduction of 63% is observed when comparing the structural composite bar design to the existing steel bar.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.Sc.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mechanical, Automotive, and Materials Engineering

Grantor

University of Windsor

Year dc:date.issued

2013

Author dc:creator

• Doody, Michael

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Minaker, Bruce
• Johrendt, Jennifer

Licence

• http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en_CA

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14776/5212

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:uwindsor.scholaris.ca:20.500.14776/5212