EVEN Optimized Structure: CFRP Motorcycle Rim| Optimization goal: | Minimum weight | | Constraints: | Stiffness, strength (Tsai-Wu criteria), manufacturing requirements | | Optimization variables: | Material properties, layer orientation and number of layers can vary at 27 sections of the rim (arranged with fivefold symmetry) | | Results achieved: | New CFRP rim is about 20% lighter than the best available Magnesium rims, with even improved mechanical properties. | | Project partners: | These revolutionary rims have been realized within a KTI research project with Mathias Giger as the main investigator at the Center of Structure Technologies, and with OCP Kunststofftechnik GmbH and Suter Racing Technology AG as industrial partners. |
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