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Concept Design of an Aluminum One-Piece Driveshaft for Pick-Up Truck Applications
(Konya Technical University, 2021) Kasaba, Muzaffer; Işık, Efe; Tarakçi, Sedat
Driveshafts are the driveline elements that transfers torque and rotational motion which is received from the engine to the rear axles. In order to meet the high torque handling requirements, driveshaft components are usually made up of steel. Weight reduction in steel parts can often be limited due to the boundary conditions of geometries. For this reason, applications developed with low density parts such as aluminum gain importance. Within the scope of this study, engineering calculations for aluminum cardan shaft for pick-up style light commercial vehicle applications were performed and the calculations were verified with finite element analysis. As a result of the corrections, deviation of 1% for strength calculations and 8% for natural frequency calculations was calculated between the two methods, and it was determined that the deviation values were acceptable. The yield limits and safety coefficients of the aluminum material used were calculated for the unit parts with the results obtained with finite elements. It has been determined that the safety coefficients obtained are suitable for driveshafts.