• 소성∙가공
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.42-48
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• 2012

Hydroforming has attracted the attention of manufacturing industries for vehicles and transportation systems. A wide range of products such as subframes, camshafts, radiator frames, axles and crankshafts are made by the hydroforming process. Hydroformed parts often need to be structurally joined to other components during assembly. Therefore it is useful if the hydroformed automotive parts can be attached with a localized flange. In this study, a hydroforming process to produce a rectangular shape flange is proposed. FE analysis to form the flanged rectangular shape was performed by Dynaform 5.5. The hydroforming characteristics at various die aspect ratios and feeding conditions were analyzed and optimal process conditions which can avoid defects are suggested. For validation purposes, hydroforming experiments to form the flange were conducted with the optimized conditions. The results show that the flanged parts can be successfully formed with a hydroforming process without additional processing steps.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.117-122
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• 2005

Titanium alloy has widely been used as material for glasses frame parts because it has high specific strength. It is also light and harmless to human body. However, we have little design data about the mechanical properties such as the creep behaviors of the alloy. Therefore, in this study, creep tests under four constant stress conditions have been conducted with four different temperature conditions. A series of creep tests had been performed to get the basic design data and life prediction of titanium products and we have gotten the following results. First, the stress exponents decrease as the test temperatures increased. Secondly, the creep activation energy gradually decrease as the stresses became bigger. Thirdly, the constant of Larson-Miller parameter on this alloy was estimated as about 2.5. Finally, the fractographs at the creep rupture showed the ductile fracture due to the intergranullar rupture and some dimples.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.38-44
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• 2011

Remanufacturing is restoring or manufacturing the worn-out or discarded components of an end of life product in order to bring it to the "like new" condition. The aim is to reprocess used products in such a manner that the quality of the products is as good as or better than the new one, in terms of appearance, reliability and performance. This paper investigates the automotive remanufacturing industry in Europe. To further knowledge in this field, the paper focuses on the remanufacturing of the automotive components of end-of-life vehicles. The paper scope emphasizes key remanufacturing companies, which are identified and were surveyed in terms of their business structures. The research aims to address the potential for growth within the remanufacturing industry, with regard to various players. The state of the art in remanufacturing of automotive equipment will be identified.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.8-13
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• 2012

In this paper, Hybrid Electric Vehicle is directly designed and manufactured for base study of HEV's system and Green Car. Foundation design consists of power train design and the frame design. The power train concept includes motor, engine, generator and battery. And the concept of the frame is the single-seat of this self-made HEV. A frame installed in hybrid system contains suspension, steering wheel, seat, accelerating pedal, brake pedal, clutch handle and various chassis parts with bearings. Electromagnetic clutch is equipped to transmit engine power to drive axle. The control algorism make using LabVIEW to control of an engine and a motor depending on drive condition. A parallel type hybrid system is manufactured to control operation of a motor and an engine depending on vehicle speed.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.195-200
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• 2013

Road loads data are indispensable in the evaluation of BSR (Buzz, Squeak, and Rattle) of automotive parts/modules. However, there are uncertainties on the best measurement locations for representative body motion and for seat systems. In the present study, we measure road loads at four different locations of a body. A-pillars on the driver and passenger sides and left and right frame fronts of the front passenger seat mountings are selected to study the acceleration behavior at different locations. The measurements are conducted with passenger cars driving local roads at 50km/hr. The measured time-acceleration data are then transformed into PSD (power spectral density) data to compare the characteristics of local accelerations. By defining the deviated acceleration components from rigid body motion, the stiffness of vehicle body could be simply expressed in a quantitative basis. Measured data from two different vehicles are presented to demonstrate their relative vehicle body stiffness.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.623-632
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• 2015

This study proposes a control strategy of the common rail pressure with a fuel injection limitation algorithm to reduce particulate matter (PM) emissions under transient states. The proposed control strategy consists of two parts: injection quantity limitation and rail pressure adaptation. The injection limitation algorithm determines the maximum allowable fuel injection quantity to avoid rich combustion under transient states. The fuel injection quantity is limited by predicting the burned gas rate after combustion; however, the reduced injection quantity leads to deterioration of engine torque. The common rail pressure adaptation strategy is designed to compensate for the reduced engine torque. An increase of the rail pressure under transient states contributes to enhancement of the engine torque as well as reduction of PM emissions by promoting atomization of the injected fuel. The proposed control strategy is validated through engine experiments. The rail pressure adaptation reduced the PM emission by 5-10% and enhanced the engine torque up to 2.5%.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제46권11호
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• pp.713-724
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• 2008

The need to lower the weights of automotive vehicle and to improve the safety of cars has resulted in the development of high strength steels such as TRIP(Transformation Induced Plasticity) and DP (Dual Phase) steel. It is well known that the higher strength of steel shows the poorer press formability. Among the high strength steels, DP steel shows several good characteristics such as low yield ratio, high initial n value, high elongation, high bake hardenability and anti-aging property. However, there's a certain limit in application of DP steels to the automotive panel parts because their poor deep drawbility caused by martensite. In this study, the effect of alloying elements on the deep drawability and recrystallization texture in TS 440MPa grade DP steel with 0.015~0.02% carbon has been investigated on the base of SEM, TEM, XRD and EBSD analysis.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.94-101
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• 2023

Automotive wheel bearings are a critical component of vehicles that support their weight and facilitate rotation. Life and stiffness are significant performance characteristics of wheel bearings. Designing wheel bearings involves finding optimal design variables that satisfy both performances. CO₂ emission reduction and fuel efficiency regulations attribute to the recent increase in design requirements for lightweight and compact automotive parts while maintaining performance. However, achieving a design that maintains performance while reducing weight poses challenges, as performance and weight are generally inversely proportional. In this study, we perform design optimization of automotive wheel bearings considering life and stiffness. We develop a program that calculates the basic rated life and modified rated life based on international standards for evaluating the life of wheel bearings. We develop a regression equation using regression analysis to address the time-consuming stiffness analysis during repetitive analysis. We perform ANOVA and main effect analyses to understand the statistical characteristics of the developed regression equation. Furthermore, we verify its reliability by comparing the predicted and test results. We perform design optimization using the developed life prediction program, stiffness regression equation and weight regression equation. We select bearing specifications and geometry as design variables, weight as the cost function, and life and stiffness as constraints. Through design optimization, we investigate the influence of design variables on the cost function and constraints by comparing the initial and optimal design values.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.193-198
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• 2013

제품은 하나 이상의 부품으로 구성되어 있으며, 제품을 구성하는 부품들은 같은 기능을 갖는 경우도 있다. 부품통합설계 가설에 의하면 같은 기능을 하는 부품은 하나의 부품으로 통합될 수 있다. 제품을 구성하는 부품은 하나 이상의 기능을 가지고 있는 경우가 있으며, 부품의 형상 자체가 기능이 되거나 부품의 재질이 갖는 특성이 기능이 되기도 한다. 본 논문에서는 부품이 가지고 있는 기능을 정의하는 방법을 제시하고, 제시된 방법에 의하여 확인된 부품의 기능들 중에서 동일 기능을 갖는 부품을 통합하는 방법을 제시하였다. 또한 제시된 방법을 이용하여 종이에 구멍을 뚫는 3 공 천공기를 구성하는 부품들을 통합해 보았으며 그 결과는 공리적 설계를 만족하였다.

• Composites Research
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.360-364
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• 2020

차량의 경량화를 위해 기존의 스틸로 제작된 카울크로스멤버를 마그네슘, 플라스틱으로 연구개발이 진행되었으나, 차량 장착상태의 성능적인 문제로 적용이 어려운 실정이다. 최근 부품양산에 가장 적합한 경량화 부품으로 복합소재 인서트 사출 카울크로스멤버에 대한 연구를 진행하고 있다. 이는 알루미늄 바에 복합소재 브라켓 부품을 인서트 사출하는 제조 공정으로 차량의 장착 상태를 고려할 때, 두 부품의 체결상태가 중요한 요소 중에 하나이다. 본 연구에서는, PA6-GF60 복합소재에 알루미늄 바를 인서트 사출하기 위한 연구로 알루미늄 바의 접합강도가 중요한 요소 중에 하나이다. 이를 위한 연구방법으로 알루미늄 바에 접착제를 분사하는 방식과 널링처리를 한 경우에 대해, 카울크로스멤버의 알루미늄 바와 복합재료 사출부품 형상간의 부분 파트별로 횡방향과 회전방향에 대한 접합강도를 분석 연구하였다.