PECULIARITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION PROCESS OF THE CHASSIS COMPONENT DESIGN TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE QUALIFICATIONS OF AUTO COMPONENTS SUPPLIERS

Design is an important stage in the overall technological chain of production for any product. Particular attention is paid to the design of parts and assemblies of automotive components. The performance of every product and the assembly unit as a whole to high extent depends on the correct organization of work during design. Currently, auto component manufacturers (OEMs) delegate a number of works to their suppliers. In some cases, such work can include the process of designing automotive components. However, such organization of manufacturing requires the coordination of actions between enterprises, since this directly affects the production of a given product with the required functional properties. The article shows an example of the application of the methodological design method using the example the design of the front suspension arm of a passenger car. Since this automotive component is an assembly unit of a responsible vehicle component, the design is therefore based on an analysis of the general problem, namely ensuring an elastic connection between the car body and the road surface, and its subsequent decomposition into specific subtasks. It is shown that the result of such sequential iterations is the specification of the functions performed by the autocomponent. Using this approach is the basis for developing the design of a part of rational shape and size.