Student Thesis Volvo CE- Robust 3d A-stay mounting

Volvo Construction Equipment, a business area within the Volvo Group, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of construction equipment such as wheel loaders, excavators, articulated haulers, road development equipment and compact equipment. Facilities are located in Europe, Asia, North America and Latin America. Center for development and manufacturing of Volvo Articulated and Autonomous Haulers is located in Braås, Sweden. We are committed to building a better tomorrow and are proud of our innovative spirit resulting in world leading products, autonomous haulers and the first vehicle built with fossil- free steel and much more, always with a great team spirit and collaboration.
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Description:
Thesis work: Robust 3d A-stay mounting.
Rear axle mounting to vehicle has a vulnerable/critical screw joint. When failing it has severe and costly consequences for the vehicle. We would like you to design different design concepts for a more robust design or to add redundancy to the screw joint.
The work includes problem analysis and to understand effect from production variances, concept design of new solutions and performance evaluation, 3D-CAD, FEA-calculations, etc.


Suitable Background: Mechanical Engineering
Thesis Level: Master or Bachelor
Language: Swedish/English
Starting Date: To be decided
Number of Students: 1-2


For further information, please contact:
Marcus Andersson
Head of Structure Engineering Articulated Haulers & Wheel Loader
Mobil/SMS: +46 70 0897778
Mail: marcus.andersson.10@volvo.com


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