Valeo India Private Limited, Chennai, India
Bright Anto Mariasooai
Biography
Bright Anto is currently working as a Team leader for Valeo India private Limited. He specializes in fatigue simulation. With over 15 years of experience in the automotive domain, he is dedicated to advancing methodologies that enhance the durability and performance of automotive components.
Conferences
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Date |
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| Room 10 |
19-11-2025 |
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82 Correlation of automotive dampers on test benches using Multiaxial fatigue models |
Conferences Details
82 Correlation of automotive dampers on test benches using Multiaxial fatigue models
The study focuses on the validation of multi-axial fatigue models for automotive springs subjected to complex loading conditions, especially when it comes to transmission with different kinds of loadings like torsional, transverse, and flexural, which create durability issues in the springs. Traditional fatigue assessments often consider uniaxial loading, which does not accurately reflect the multi-directional stresses experienced by springs in real-world applications. To address this, a real-time spring failure case was developed and correlated with advanced numerical simulations. The results were then used to calibrate and validate a multi-axial fatigue model, incorporating critical plane approaches. The validated model demonstrated improved predictive capability for fatigue life under multi-axial loading conditions compared to conventional uniaxial models. This manuscript underscores the importance of considering multi-axial stresses in fatigue design and provides a robust framework for enhancing the durability and reliability of automotive springs. The findings have significant implications for the design and optimization of springs in automotive engineering, contributing to safer and more efficient vehicle performance. The steady state simulation was performed using Ansys 2021, and the damage prediction was done using ncode 2022.1. This study shows the correlation between Finite element analysis with respect to the bench test with 10% variation in the life prediction.