UWE Bristol Engineering showcase 2015

José Roberto Canuto Vasconcelos Junior
BEng Mechanical Engineering
Project Supervisor
Dr. Tushar Dhavale
Design of a Modular Storage System for Aircraft Tires
Rack system
The whole system was modeled using computer aided design,
including the wheels that would fit the system, this model was
used later on in the FEA simulation of the system under the loads
that the system would encounter when under operation, the rack
was Designed using Solidworks.
Python programing
An python was created to assist in the traceability aspect of
the system, the program would be used by the maintenance
employees, helping in the inventory organization and tracking
of the tyres. The program receives information about tires
status and location when it is removed or stored in a rack,
recording the tyre history as it is removed and stored in the
system.
Project summary
This project consisted in the development of a storage
system for aircraft tyres. The system includes an
mechanism that rotate the tyres by the means of a
wireless drill or by the means of a hand crank, the
structure provides the tyres with protection against the
storage ambient and also includes dedicated computer to
provide the users of the hack the ability to record and
track inventory.
Project Objectives
It was requested for our team to design a modular rack
system to store aircraft wheels and tyres, it was the
specified that the rack must be stackable and allow the
storage of 4 tyres and include means of tracking and
recording the history of each tyre.
Project Conclusion
the outcome of the project was satisfactory, even under
the time constrains the team was able coordinate to
Design a system that successfully met the criteria
specified, the next step would be to create a small scale
prototype of the system including a working version of the
tracking unit. Overall we believe that our solution to the
problem is truly adequate and efficient
FEA analysis
The structure was tested in software under the
load of the heaviest military aircraft wheels . And
after testing a few truces designs the team was
able to find an optimal structure for the problem