International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology (IJEAT)
ISSN: 2249 – 8958, Volume-8 Issue-4, April, 2019
Impact Analysis on E-Bike Chassis Frame
P. N. V balasubramanyam, A.Sai Nadh, P.Monika, Ch.Raghava
ABSTRACT: The Electric Bike is an eco-friendly transport 1. 30kmph (on busy roads and in rural areas),
system which will be useful for present and broadly for future 2. 60kmph (on medium road and while considering
generations, so that they can use renewable energy resources to
the economy of the battery) and
power their vehicles instead of fossil fuels and produce less
pollutants or no pollutants. The frame is considered as the 3. 80kmph (on highways).
foundation which is even termed as the skeleton for a vehicle that
supports an objective it its construction and protection for So, these speeds where considered to perform the analysis.
integrated parts in the vehicle. The electric bike frame which we
designed is made by considering set of requirements from the Few types of impacts considered for analysis are:
data analysis and reviews, suggestions and experience which will
improve the accuracy and precision of the overall bike by the
1. Frontal impact analysis- when bike hits at the front-
acceptance of all the engineering principles. The main objective front.
of our paper is to design the frame for the bike and to perform 2. Side impact analysis-when bike hits at the side.
three types of impact analysis i.e. side impact analysis, front 3. Combined impact analysis- when both side and
impact analysis and combined impact analysis for different frontal impacts takes places simultaneously.
speeds using finite analysis software.
Keywords: Electric Bike, side impact analysis, front impact An effective design must be economical and safe under
analysis, combined impact analysis. extreme loading conditions also. The design must be able to
withstand for all the speeds and impacts
I. INTRODUCTION considered.Therefore, analysis gives us the information of
India is a nation which has the second largest population and the frame during these impacts.
is one of the busiest road networks in the world. Because of
DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS:
this overwhelming population, accidents are most common
resulting in major source of death in the country.There is Table 1: Design Specifications
one death every four minutes and an average of 1200 road
crashes every day with a whopping 1.47 lakh deaths per Length 1076mm
annumin India. The two-wheeler accidents involved in more Width 120mm
than 30% of road accident deaths. One of the main parts to
be considered in the bike to reduce the impact of accidents Height 676mm
on the user is the frame of the bike. The frame acts as a Head tube angle 19˚
skeleton and supports the major components and systems by
taking various loads of the bike. Different components are
mounted on the frame providing them with strength to carry
their specific individual loads. The frame also supports II. MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS:
various components like seat, bodyworks, accessories, etc. The selection of material also plays a very important role in
Battery and motor are also mounted on the frame. The frame the analysis of any structure. The material that we
must be able to resist against shocks and impacts of the considered is AISI 4130. This is because it has less density
vehicle and provide stiffness thus protecting the user and and a good strength. It is also available in market at a
vital parts of the vehicle. The design of the frame also reasonable price. We used 1-inch diameter, 2mm thickness
depends on the transmission, steering and suspension. The seamless pipes for the complete frame. The composition and
impact analysis depends on various factors. Out of these properties of AISI 4130 are listed below:
factors we have chosen speed and type of impact into
consideration. A user while riding a bike at different places Table 2: Material Composition
maintains a speed of
S.NO ELEMENT CONTENT
1 Iron (Fe) 97.03-98.22
2 Chromium (Cr) 0.80-1.10
Revised Manuscript Received on April 25, 2019. 3 Manganese (Mn) 0.40-0.60
P. N. V balasubramanyam, Mechanical Engineering Department, 4 Carbon(C) 0.28-0.33
Koneru Lakshmaiah Educational Foundation Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
A.Sai Nadh, Mechanical Engineering Department, Koneru Lakshmaiah 5 Silicon (Si) 0.15-0.30
Educational Foundation Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 6 Molybdenum (Mo) 0.15-0.25
P.Monika, Mechanical Engineering Department, Koneru Lakshmaiah
Educational Foundation Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Ch.Raghava, Mechanical Engineering Department, Koneru Lakshmaiah
Educational Foundation Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
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Impact Analysis on E-Bike Chassis Frame
7 Sulphur(S) 0.04 Fig 2: Meshing
8 Phosphorous(P) 0.035
Table 3: Material Properties
PROPERTY VALUE
Density 7850kg/m3
Ultimate Tensile Strength 670N/mm2
Yield Strength 435N/mm2 Fig 3: Total Deformation
Modulus of elasticity 205N/mm2
DESIGN AND STATIC ANALYSIS:
Solid works is a design software tool utilized to design and
render an object/component which includes various
performance operations design modulators, conventional
drawing methods by the integrity of advanced sketching
mounts handled by both first and third angle projections. We
used solid works 18.0 to design our bike frame. Finite
Fig 4: Von Misses Stress
Element Analysis (FEA) was done on the frame to know the
performance of the bike at various situations. These analyses
were done to know the strength and deformation of the bike III. IMPACT ANALYSIS RESULTS AND
on applying loads at different situations that it will undergo DISCUSSION:
during its life time. FEA was done by using ANSYS 18.1 For speed 30kmph:
version. Figures show the strength and deformation of the
frame. The stress under different situations were studied and FRONTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS
the maximum von-misses stress was found to be 51.82 MPa
with a maximum deformation of 0.2915 mm. From the
analysis, most of the stresses are below 120 MPa.Von-mises
was used to check whether the design can withstand the
given load condition. If the maximum value of the von-
mises exceeds the strength of the material, then the design
will fail. So, the von-mises stress does not exceed the
strength of the material. The maximum von-mises stress
from analysis is 51.82MPa which is far less than the strength
of the material (560 MPa). So, the design is safe for real
life load condition.
Fig 5: Von Misses Stress
Fig 1: E-Bike Frame
Fig 6: Total Deformation
SIDE IMPACT ANALYSIS
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ISSN: 2249 – 8958, Volume-8 Issue-4, April, 2019
Fig 12: Total Deformation
Fig 7: Total Deformation
Side Impact Analysis
Fig 8: Von Misses Stress Fig 13: Von Misses Stress
Combined Impact Analysis
Fig 14: Total Deformation
COMBINED IMPACT ANALYSIS
Fig 9: Von Misses Stress
Fig 15: Von Misses Stress
Fig 10: Total Deformation
For speed 60Kmph
FRONTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS
Fig 16: Total Deformation
For speed 80Kmph
Fig 11: Von Misses Stress
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FRONTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS Fig 21: Von Misses Stress
Fig 22: Total Deformation
Fig 17: Von Misses Stress
Von Misses Stress for different speeds:
Table 4: Von Misses Stress Results
Type of 30Kmph 60Kmph 80Kmph
impact
Frontal 407.90 408.80 409.48MP
MPa MPa a
Side 397.48 405.30 405.97MP
MPa MPa a
Combined 405.98 409.96 412.82MP
MPa MPa a
Total Deformation for different speeds:
Fig 18: Total Deformation
Table 5: Total Deformation Results
SIDE IMPACT ANALYSIS
Type of 30Kmph 60Kmph 80Kmph
impact
Frontal 6.77mm 9.51mm 11.246mm
Side 5.13mm 11.41mm 12.95mm
Combined 5.37mm 15.41mm 24.286mm
V. CONCLUSION:
The design and functional requirements of an electric bike
were considered while designing the frame. The frame
Fig 19: Von Misses Stress design not only provides better strength but also better
components mounting. A FEA model was created and an
analysis of the frame was carried out for different speeds
and different types of impacts which showed that the design
is safe for even the maximum speed (80 Kmph).
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