Racing car driveline design: carbon composite bonded half-shaft
by Jeremy Evans; Alireza Bab-Hadiashar; Simon Watkins
International Journal of Vehicle Design (IJVD), Vol. 72, No. 1, 2016

Abstract: In this paper the feasibility of incorporating a carbon fibre composite half-shaft into the final drive of an electric racing vehicle is studied. Carbon fibre composite tubing is bonded with aluminium inserts to achieve a low mass and high stiffness alternative to conventional half-shaft design. The drive line system was validated using a number of techniques including; finite element analysis (FEA) and torsional tensile testing. Testing revealed that the carbon fibre composite and aluminium half-shaft design presented in this study was 60% lighter and 2.5 times stiffer than conventional alloy steel half-shaft designs.

Online publication date: Thu, 22-Sep-2016

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