Design And Development Of Composite Suspension Push Rod For Formula Student Race Car

Mohd Hafizi, Abdul Rahman (2009) Design And Development Of Composite Suspension Push Rod For Formula Student Race Car. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

The contemporary Formula Student racing car makes extensive use of advanced composite materials in its construction. The design, manufacture and performance testing of the composite suspension push-rods that typically could be used in a Formula Student racing car are described in this report. The design of the push rod is based on the current design use by Formula 1 race car and also current Formula Student race car. This push rod was fabricated by manual hand lay-up technique using glass fiber and polyester resin as the composite materials. The push-rod was manufactured using uniform lay-up of woven cross-ply technique. The component performance evaluations were conducted using three point bending and tensile test to determine the strength of push rod suspension when the maximum load is applied. Results obtained shows that the developed composite suspension push rod are able to function successfully according to the required specification for the Formula Student race car.

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