Date of Award
8-27-2018
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.Sc.
Department
Mechanical, Automotive, and Materials Engineering
Supervisor
Riahi, Reza
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
This thesis deals with the issue of hybrid material joints in the automotive industrial field, with a particular focus on blind riveting process optimization for composite to aluminum connections. This aspect results from the efforts of modern carmakers to integrate dissimilar materials in the same body-in-white (BIW) structure, in order to improve fuel economy and vehicle performance and meet emission regulations. The thesis first presents a general overview of joining strategies adopted as the alternatives of the conventional spot welding technique, which is not suitable for multi-material joints. The analysis then continues with the benchmark of the main Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) concerning their material integration strategies and current joining technologies. Innovative riveting methods and their experimental performance assessment will be presented, with the target of improving the benchmark data for future FCA application involving lightweight and dissimilar materials.
Recommended Citation
Limentato, Alessandro Giuseppe, "Drilling-Riveting Coupled Automated System" (2018). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 7536.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/7536