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Automotive Engineering ›› 2024, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (4): 735-744.doi: 10.19562/j.chinasae.qcgc.2024.04.019

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Lightweight Design of Material-Structure for Steel-Aluminum Hybrid Cab

Chao Wang1,Ming Li2(),Aiguo Cheng1,Zhicheng He1,Wanyuan Yu3   

  1. 1.Hunan University,State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacture for Vehicle Body,Changsha  410082
    2.School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering,Guangxi University of Science and Technology,Liuzhou  545006
    3.Liuzhou Vocational & Technical College,Liuzhou  545001
  • Received:2023-07-20 Revised:2023-10-29 Online:2024-04-25 Published:2024-04-24
  • Contact: Ming Li E-mail:Liming_221068210@163.com

Abstract:

In order to obtain a more comprehensive lightweight design for the commercial vehicle cab, a holistic material-structure lightweight method for the steel-aluminum hybrid cab is proposed. Firstly, a performance-driven material selection method is established, which is based on sensitivity analysis, equal stiffness approximation theory, and equal strength theory. The scheme of steel-aluminum hybrid materials for steel cab is preliminary designed. Secondly, the key force transfer paths of the cab are identified by compromise programming method topology optimization and the relevant structures are strengthened. Then, the radial basis function (RBF) surrogate models of cab mass, stiffness, and modal performance are established, by considering the design parameters of the thicknesses of cab parts and cross-section sizes. And the multi-objective particle swarm optimization approach (MOPSO) is used for the multi-objective optimal design of the cab. The optimization results show that the mass of the cab is reduced by 12.8% under the requirements of cab performances of stiffness, modal, and collision. This method has practical engineering guidance value for the lightweight of steel-aluminum hybrid cab.

Key words: commercial vehicle cab, steel-aluminum hybrid, lightweight, topology optimization, MOPSO