Life Prediction of Automotive Vehicle’s Door W/H System Using Finite Element Analysis

Abstract

A Vehicle’s door wireing harness arrangement structure is provided. In vehicle’s door wiring harness (W/H) system is more toward to arrange a passenger compartment than a hinge and a weatherstrip. This article gives some insight into the dimensioning process, with special focus on large deflection analysis of wiring harness (W/H) in vehicle’s door structures for durability problem. A Finite elements analysis for door wiring harness (W/H) is used for residual stresses and dimensional stability with bending flexible. Durability test data for slim test specimens were compared with the numerical predicted fatigue life for verification. The final lifing of the component combines the effects of these microstructural features with the complex stress state arising from the combined service loading and residual stresses.