Rear-axle design & analysis

I worked on control-arm and wheel-carrier CAD, nonlinear model preparation and fatigue-assessment support during my Volkswagen internship.

• I reconstructed and modified CATIA V5 component models, including mounting features and geometry iterations.
• I built ANSA/Abaqus models with meshes, material definitions, coordinate systems, couplings, loads and boundary conditions.
• I debugged convergence and compared results with reference analyses before using the models in review.

I used FEMFAT with multi-axis load spectra to assess fatigue/durability response, identify critical locations and support design reviews and physical-validation activities.