Modelling FRP open-hole tensile tests in Abaqus

The use of fibre reinforced polymers (FRP) are stimulated in the construction industry for their remarkable corrosion resistance, good thermo-mechanical properties, high strength-to-weight ratio and high stiffness-to-weight ratio. The open-hole strength of FRP is an important parameter in a composite design because it can be representative in...

Permanent Magnet Motor Simulation: For the Nuon Solar Team

This thesis is about the simulation of the permanent magnet motors of the Nuna Solar Car in order to find their fundamental motor parameters. These parameters can then be used in a Field-Oriented control algorithm to be used in a new motorcontroller for the team. A finite element analysis is done on the two current motors of the Nuna solar car,...