DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF A BRAKE CALIPER

摘要

Effective braking is a critical factor determining the performance of any vehicle. With enhancement in the performance, need of an effective braking system increases. Brake caliper being the heart of a braking system, the whole system is built considering its strength. An optimized design of a brake caliper thereby ensures reduced size of wheel assembly, reduced weight and effective braking. This paper studies a conceptual design of a brake caliper for an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV), primarily focusing on reducing the size and weight without compromising its strength, stiffness and low piston drag. Computer aided design model of a brake caliper is created in Creo 2.0 and analyzed for stress and deformation in ANSYS Workbench 14.0.