TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Load path U* analysis of motorcycle frame structure
JO  - Transactions of Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan
A1  - Kumazawa, Yasuyuki
A1  - Ichikawa, Hiroya
A1  - Hanazato, Masashi
A1  - Suzuki, Kensuke
A1  - Tezuka, Yoshitaka
A1  - Ueda, Shingo
A1  - Takahashi, Kunihiro
SP  - 829
EP  - 834
VL  - 42
IS  - 4
N2  - The present study is the first trial in which load path U* analysis has been applied to a motorcycle. Since an aluminum die cast frame cannot be regarded as a thin-walled structure, three-dimensional elements are used for FEM calculation. This is the first time that U*analysis of a FE model with three-dimensional elements has been attempted. From the results of U* analysis, we can see the bolted engine shows effective load transfer. A removed bolt changes the load transfer rate between the upper and lower frames, verifying the sensibility test result by a test driver.<p />  <p>Language: ja</p>
LA  - ja
SN  - 0287-8321
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.11351/jsaeronbun.42.829
ID  - ref1
ER  -