14. DESIGN, ANALYSIS AND WEIGHT OPTIMIZATION OF DRIVE SHAFT (LMV) BY USING COMPOSITE MATERIAL –II

An automotive drive shaft is a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the differential gear of rear wheel drive (RWD) vehicles. The torque that is produced from the engine and transmission should be moved to the back tires to push the v ehicle forward and turn around. The drive shaft should give a smooth, continuous progression of capacity to the axles. Composite materials have been broadly used to improve the exhibition of different sorts of designs. Contrasted with ordinary materials, the principle benefits of composites are their better firmness than mass proportion just as high strength to weight ratio. Because of these advantages, composites have been increasingly incorporated in structural components in various industrial fields. Some examples are helicopter rotor blades, aircraft wings in aerospace engineering, and bridge structures in civil engineering applications. Key ward :- Drive Shaft, Composite Material,