Author : Bootla Akhil, Birudala Raga Harshith Reddy, Boini Prem Kumar and Adulla Sai Teja Reddy

A Link is a component which connects opposite (left/right) wheels together by a torsion spring. to an Anti-roll bar. It is a part of many automobile suspensions that helps reduce the body roll of a vehicle during fast cornering or over road irregularities. Anti-roll bar is intended to force each side of the vehicle to lower, or rise, to similar heights, to reduce the sideways tilting (roll) of the vehicle on curves, sharp corners, or large bumps. With the bar removed, a vehicle’s wheels can tilt away by much larger distances. Links are made up of Alloy special steel(34CrNiMo6).In this paper we design an Cost-effective solution of the link by minimizing the material without getting a change in the factor of safety. The changes are made in the link by reducing the material in the middle part which doesn’t effect and damage the link and stresses distribution are analyzed by taking the total weight of the locomotive into the consideration. This type of cost effective design helps to reduce the production costs which will play an major role in Mass production.

Keywords: Link, cost-effective solution, anti Rolling Bar, harmonic analysis

Article published in International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, Vol.7, No.3 (June-2017)