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http://dx.doi.org/10.7735/ksmte.2012.21.5.733

Evaluation on Structural Stability According to Steering Wheel Type  

Han, Moon-Sik (계명대학교 기계자동차공학과)
Cho, Jae-Ung (공주대학교 기계자동차공학부)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers / v.21, no.5, 2012 , pp. 733-740 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper studies with structural and vibration analysis to evaluate the structural safety according to the types of steering wheels. This study models are two, three and four spoke types. As the number of spokes increases, the maximum equivalent stress becomes smaller but the maximum total deformation becomes a little higher. The natural frequency at three models are shown from 180 to 230Hz as the maximum deformation. The frequency responses as maximum amplitude displacement are happened at 200Hz, 500Hz and 500Hz respectively. In this study, the steering wheel with three spoke type is shown to become suitable at durability and production.
Keywords
Structural and vibration analysis; Steering wheel; Spoke; Equivalent stress; Total deformation; Natural frequency; Durability;
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