DESIGN OF AN AUTOMOTIVE HEADLAMP CONSIDERING STYLE AND PERFOMANCE

Headlamps serve the purpose of an eye to an automobile both in style and function. They illuminate the road space in front of the automobile and ensure the dual purpose of to see and to be seen. The aim of this project was to design an automotive headlamp considering style and performance. A study of various headlamps designs available is made to understand the basic requirements of a headlamp and to understand the latest technologies being used inside the headlamp. The standard norms that need to be followed in design and installation were reviewed. A user study was conducted and customer voice was converted into technical voice and QFD was prepared. Three concept designs of headlamps were made and the final concept is selected using weighted ranking method. A detail design is made for the final selected concept. The finalised design concept is further validated using photometric and thermal analysis. A mock-up model is also made for the validated concept using polymer sheets. A better styled and better performing headlamp was designed.