There is an increasing trend in reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions in the automotive industry. An effective consumption mitigation measure is reducing vehicle mass. This is why more and more emphasis is placed on lightweight construction of vehicle components. This requires optimization of components to the extent of mass being lower, while still meeting the given functions at a certain lifetime. As part of the master's thesis, the development optimization of the mass and price of the ABS/ESP system bracket is presented. Reducing the mass of the bracket still ensures that all the requirements are met. We optimized the bracket by modifying the 3D shape of the bracket with the CATIA software tool, and evaluated it with the model of finite elements. Due to the credibility of the numerical results obtained, we also carried out an experimental stiffness test, which served to validate the numerical results obtained. The results of optimization have shown that with a slightly better numerical analysis and a different shape of the carrier, we can greatly contribute to reduction of mass and consequently the price of the final product.
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