Static and Dynamic Analysis of the Roll Cage for an All-Terrain Vehicle

Abstract

: A roll cage is a skeleton of an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV). The roll cage forms a structural base and a   3-D shell around the driver. The objective of the study is to analyze and optimize the roll cage designed under a set of particular rules given by Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). This paper outlines static and dynamic analysis of the roll cage of ATV. Static analysis of the roll cage is done using ANSYS Static Structural for different collisions like front, side, rear and roll over. Dynamic analysis of different crash conditions like head-on, front, side, rear and roll over of the roll cage is done using ANSYS Explicit Dynamic. The main objective of analysis is to obtain optimum factor of safety which ensures that the roll cage of ATV will be safe in all conditions.