Design and analysis of hexagonal drive shaft in all-terrain vehicles

Abstract

In this paper deals with the hexagonal drive shaft for torque transmission from differential to the wheels is a prime factor of driveshaft. The shaft was designed and analyzed for its use in an all-terrain vehicles (ATV) to give high lateral motion and high suspension travel. The entire design of the shaft was done theoretically by using CREO software then import into ANSYS R 14.5 and made analysis on Von mises stress, fatigue, thermal and etc. this shaft used in an all-terrain vehicle was seen to be strength, robust and effective when compared with the other types of shafts.