Simulation methodology development for vibration test of Bus Body Structure code AIS 153:2018

2024-26-0249

01/16/2024

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Symposium on International Automotive Technology
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A bus is integral part of public transportation in both rural and urban areas. It is also used for scheduled transport, tourism, and school transport. Buses are common mode of transport all over the world. The growth in economy, the electrification of public transport, demand in shared transport, etc., is leading to a surge in the demand for buses and accelerating the overall growth of the bus industry. With increased number of buses, the issue of safety of passengers and the crew assumes special importance. The comfort of driver and passenger in the vehicle involves the vibration performance and therefore, the structural integrity of buses is critically important. The bus safety act depicts the safety and comfort of bus operations, management of safety risks, continuous improvement in bus safety management, and public confidence in the safety of bus transport, appropriate stakeholder involvement and the existence of a safety culture among bus service providers. In order to provide buses with minimal vibration resistant superstructure, CMVR-Technical Standing Committee have framed requisite guidelines on Standardization of the Bus Body. AIS-052 (Rev.1): Code of Practice for Bus Body Design Approval, which is then amended as additional Requirements for Bus Construction named 'Amd. No. 6 to AIS-153 (01/2020)' to cater vibration requirements. This paper includes the numerical simulation of vibration test of a full bus body according to AIS153:2018, clause no.2.3.1 - evaluation of Lowest natural frequency of Bus. The standard finite element model building and analysis methodology to describe the real physical behavior of the vehicle is explained. Paper explains Bus FE modelling methodology for worst-case representation of bus structure for its global mode stiffness and vehicle gross weight. Representation of each of the vehicle aggregates for its mass or /& stiffness is explained. Post processing approach to distinguish global modes from local modes is formulated. CAE methodology for Bus structural global modes is validated indirectly thru historical multiple correlation data points of scaled down models like mini buses, vans, cars, etc. Requirement of physically measured Center of Gravity of complete bus body, in kerb weight condition, matching with that of simulation model is highlighted. Established simulation methodology is deployed as a reference framework for BUS industry to evaluate the natural frequency of complete bus body considering the regulatory requirements, evaluation criteria and detailed documentation as per guidelines mentioned in the code.
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Bijwe, V., Mahajan, R., Vaidya, R., Patel, K. et al., "Simulation methodology development for vibration test of Bus Body Structure code AIS 153:2018," SAE Technical Paper 2024-26-0249, 2024, .
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Jan 16, 2024
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2024-26-0249
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Technical Paper
Language
English