Mass customization for clutch of virtual design simulation platform

ZHAO Peng， GONG You-ping， HU Hang-min
（College of Mechanical Engineering， Hangzhou Dianzi University， Hangzhou 310018， China）

Abstract： Aiming at the problem that it has a large number of human resources，the long design cycle of traditional design method for clutch，and the traditional design methods can't be taken to meet customers' demand accurately and timely，the virtual design simulation platform facing clutch mass customization was established. Firstly，parameters of clutch were designed by engineers according to the order. Secondly，the parameters were carried on by variant design based on the original clutch of three-dimensional models in the case library，then a digital simulation model was created to achieve the clutch dynamic virtual simulation when the car was started or shifted. Then the clutch's key parts were analyzed through the static structure method in order to validate the design parameters were correct or not. The results indicate that the platform is applied to greatly reduce production design costs and shorten the development cycle of the clutch. Moreover，R&D efficiency is improved and a strong technical support is provided to enhance the market competitiveness of the clutch.
Key words： clutch； mass customization； parametric； variant design； virtual simulation； ADAMS； ANSYS