Application of CAD/CAE technology in design of rolling stock wheelset

The applying process of CAD/CAE technology in the industry of machine design is introduced.Take the wheelset of the bogie exported to New Zealand for example,the feasibility and application process of this technology in design and manufacture of the parts used on the rolling stock are researched detailly.The main contents include that structure design of wheel and axle using CAD software(Solidworks),finite analysis of the structure of wheelset using CAE software(ANSYS).The analysis results show that integrating the methods of CAD/CAE can make use of the advantages of the both software,improve the efficiency and quality of the design and supply the reliable design foundation to optimize the followed work.