Design And Construction Of A Car Door Using Fibre Reinforced Plastic Composite

ABSTRACT Among various efforts pursued to produce fuel efficient vehicles, light weight engineering (i.e. the use of low-density structurally-efficient materials, the application of advanced manufacturing and joining technologies and the design of highly-integrated, multi-functional components/sub-assemblies) plays a prominent role. In the present work, a composite automotive design methodology has been presented and subsequently applied to the development and assembly of the inner and outer skeletons of a light weight composite Toyota Camry door panel. The door design has been specifically co…