Carbon Fibre Steering Wheel Design, Analysis and Manufacture Group Members: Amit Prem Clement Ooi Ciprian Chivoiu
Carbon Fibre Steering Wheel Design, Analysis and
Manufacture
Group Members: Amit Prem
Clement Ooi Ciprian Chivoiu
Carbon Fibre Steering Wheel: Design to Manufacture
• Steering wheel was designed for the University Subaru and 206 race cars.
• Concept Design and Stress analysis were undertaken using CAD and CAE software's.
• Displacement load and Torsion loads Applied at 6 and 12 O clock
Steering Wheel design & drawing
Hyperlaminate Analysis
Carbon Fibre Steering Wheel: Mould Design and Ply layup
Mould designs-Catia V5
Ply Layup sequence
• Carbon pre-preg 8020 200gsm 2*2 twill
• Rim thickness 1.5mm with M250 mould insert, cured separately and bonded
• Steering Centre and spokes 4mm thickness
Carbon Fibre Steering Wheel: M250 mould- CNC machined
• Paper templates were created to cut the Carbon fibre
• Ply layup was carried out as per the sequence earlier.
• The Rim was manufactured as two Halves and then post-cured to form a single component.
• The rim was then integrated into the main mould as per the above diagram.
• Cured at 110 degrees, vacuum bagged under heat lamps and for 2 and half hours.
Carbon Fibre Steering Wheel: Ply Layup and Curing
Carbon Fibre Steering Wheel: Finished Product
• 50.56% of weight savings was achieved by using Carbon fibre.
• The internal reinforcement provided additional stiffness to the steering rim.
• The steering wheel was a perfect fit onto the Race cars.
• The steering wheel went through all the stages from concept to a finished product.