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CAE Users Conference 2005 August 11- 13, Bangalore Topology Optimization of Track-Rod-Lever D. Balamurugan Senior Development Engineer, CAE Ashok Leyland Technical Centre Chennai, Tamilnadu, India Keywords: Re-engineering, Topology, Optimization, Stress, Deflection, Track-rod-lever Abstract With steel prices going up, mass reduction of components in a commercial vehicle will allow the manufacturer to stay competitive in the market. In this context mass reduction by optimization of track rod lever was looked at. The Track rod lever is a part of the steering assembly in a Truck/Bus. This component is meant for transferring the motion from one wheel to the other, through the Tie rod. Since track rod lever being a part of steering system it is vital that the stress levels should be maintained well with in limits for safety reasons. By performing optimization with OptiStruct reduction of mass by 11% was obtained with no increase in stress value at all. Keywords: Track rod lever, Topology, Optimization, Stress, Deflection, Tie rod arm. Introduction To study the capability of the OptiStruct software from the Optimization analysis perspective Track Rod Lever has been taken as the case study. Topology optimization has been done on the component. Process Methodology The Track rod lever has been meshed with solid tetrahedral elements in HYPERMESH. The bolt holes have been restrained in all degrees of freedom and the load has been appl