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Studying on the design of automobile constant velocity universal joint based on mass customization

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In order to improve the efficiency of the company's selection and configuration of automobile constant velocity universal joint, and to reduce the enterprise’s internal production costs, a method for the development and design of automobile constant velocity universal joint was proposed based on mass customization in this study. By constructing the master model of constant velocity universal joint components, modular development of products of the same family with similar functional structures was carried out, and the configuration design and variant design of universal joint components are completed. Use CATIA to design a digital platform for automotive constant velocity joint that quickly responds to customer needs, and perform fatigue life experiments on the designed constant velocity joint. The results show that the digital platform of constant velocity universal joint can more efficiently mass-produce customized products.

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The authors acknowledge the Key R & D project of Zhejiang Province (No. 2020C01084, NO.2021C01071), and 521 talent projects of ZSTU.

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Contributions

Lu Yujun: In view of the custom design characteristics of the constant velocity drive shaft assembly for automobiles, a rapid response digital design method and technical route for mass customization are proposed.

Wang Wei: Establish 3D model and simulation test of automobile constant velocity universal joint.

Zhang Kui: Carry out the secondary development of CATIA and establish a digital platform for automobile constant velocity universal joints.

Zhao Zhichang: Coding and management of universal joint parts.

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Lu, Y., Wang, W., Zhang, K. et al. Studying on the design of automobile constant velocity universal joint based on mass customization. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 122, 11–25 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-021-07866-x

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