Laboratory

Formerly known as the Vehicle Strength Laboratory established in 2001, the "Key Laboratory of Strength and Reliability Evaluation for Automobile Parts in the Machinery Industry" at USST, was officially established in July 2010 with the approval from the China Machinery Industry Federation (CMIF). Currently, among its faculty and as members of its academic committee are 7 professors, 12 associate professors and senior engineers, and 21 senior domestic and international experts at automotive engineering. The laboratory has a floor space of 1260m², with more than 30 sets of testing equipment and 5 sets of large-scale professional commercial software. The laboratory is oriented to undertake scientific research and provides technical service for the entire industry. The focus of the lab is mainly on basic theoretical research on the strength and reliability of whole vehicles and vehicle parts, and on the development of relevant standards and specifications. It also does independent R&D research on testing and evaluation equipment, and provides technical support to boost automotive reliability, durability and overall performance. In recent years, it has engaged in more than 40 major and key research projects, some of which are national or provincial projects and key technological research projects in cooperation with many enterprises. It has been issued more than 30 national invention patents and software copyrights. In addition, many of its research achievements have reached an international advanced level, and it has repeatedly won provincial and ministerial Technology Advancement Awards.

The laboratory also boasts a Sino-US Automotive Reliability Joint Research Center and is in partnership with the Automotive Reliability Technology Committee of China Society of Automotive Engineers (CSAE) and the Automotive Reliability Committee of Shanghai Automotive Engineering Society (SAES).

Academic Leader: Zheng Songlin

Team Members:

Automotive High-Performance Lightweight Design R&D Team (2 professors, 3 associate professors)

Automotive Electrical Driving System Reliability Development Team (2 professors, 3 associate professors)

Automotive Mechanical System Reliability Evaluation Technology Development Team (1 professor, 2 associate professors)

Automotive Anti-Fatigue Design, Manufacturing and Recycling Development Team (1 professor, 2 associate professors)

Automotive Strength Reliability Test Equipment Development Team (1 professor, 3 associate professors)

Contact Person: Feng Jinzhi, E-mail: fengjinzhi@usst.edu.cn

Ongoing Projects:

1) National Key R&D Plan “New Energy Vehicle Special Project” (2018YFB010156)

"Research and Application of Key Technologies for High Efficiency and Lightweight Wheel Direct Drive Electric Wheel Assembly"

2) National Natural Science Foundation of China (51375313)

"Design Principle Analysis of Active Load Spectrum of Electric Vehicle Wheel Side Deceleration System"

3) National Natural Science Foundation of China (51305269)

“Study on Design Method and Motion Track of Car Side Window Drum Surface”

4) National Natural Science Foundation of China (51405299)

"Study on Dynamic Modeling and Diagnosis of Vehicle Assembly Deviation Under Manufacturing Reliability Constraints"

5) National Natural Science Foundation of China (51505290)

"Study on the Principle and Method of Dynamic Switching of Four-Wheel Independent Steering-Independent Driving Vehicle Steering Mode"

6) National Natural Science Foundation of China (51506130)

"Study on Key Common Problems in the Design of Electric Vehicle Range Extenders"

7) National Natural Science Foundation of China (51507102)

"Study on System Dynamics Mechanism of Lithium-Ion Battery Pack Life Decline"

8) National Natural Science Foundation of China (51775106)

"Study on Design Method of Structural Strength and Failure Dominant Load Matching for Automobile High Occupancy and Light Weight "

9) Shanghai Automotive Industry Foundation

"Development of Diesel Engine SCR Post Control System Function" (2015-2017)

10) Shanghai Automotive Industry Foundation

"Evaluation of Suspension Performance based on Dynamic K&C Testbed" (2016-2018)

11) Shanghai Automotive Industry Foundation

"Vehicle Durability Evaluation Specification at Anting Proving Ground" (2016-2018) 

12) Shanghai Automotive Industry Foundation

"Strength Matching Technology of Shaft Material-Process-Product for Swaging" (2016-2018)

13) Shanghai Automotive Industry Foundation

"Study on Multi-axle Load Implementation Based on Whole Vehicle Simulation" (2017-2019)

14) Shanghai Automotive Industry Foundation

"Study on Attenuation Mechanism and Evaluation Method of Chassis-body System and Chassis System Internal Fastener Characteristics under Random Vibration" (2017-2019)

15) Shanghai Automotive Industry Foundation

"Analysis and Research on Key Technology of Wet Clutch" (2017-2019)

16) Shanghai Automotive Industry Foundation

 "Design Technique Research on Engine Turbocharger" (2017-2019)

Key Equipment:  MTS three-axis road simulation fatigue test system, high-frequency vibration test system with integrated high-low temperature and humidity, temperature-shock fatigue test stand, body stiffness and static strength test platform, 60KN structural fatigue test machine, 20KN vibration fatigue test bench, 10KNm torsional fatigue test machine, 10T and 25T in tension and compression test bench, SANS series 1000NM torsion test bench,  IMC data collection system, DASP modal analysis system, automotive power battery durability test platform, engine EFI system performance test analysis bench, etc.

Key Analysis Software:

Strength analysis related software: Hypermesh, ANSYS, AMESim, nCODE, etc.;

Dynamic performance analysis-related software:

Shanghai Technological Invention Award (Second Prize)

Two Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Awards (Third Prize)

Zhejiang Science and Technology Progress Award (Third Prize)