Abstract—Sensitive electronic equipment operating in harsh environment depend upon the vibration protection of the equipment. General methodology that is followed is to optimize the design for vibration for random loads by using damping and stiffness of mounts and is mostly stressed on optimizing the dynamic response of internal components. But the vibration protection of the equipment depends and on the dynamic response of the external structure which is very often neglected.In this project total emphasis is laid on to make a optimal design and improve the design stiffness of the external structure. In the present paper an Army Radar frame has been designed and optimized for vibration control and temperatures using Ansys. Army Radar Frame (ARF) is a structural frame used to mount the communication antennas and the supporting electronic equipment for the system.

Index Terms—Army RADAR frame, Vibration control, ANSYS, FEA, PSD

Cite: Bikesh Kumar and Damodar Reddy, "Design Optimization of Army Radar Frame (ARF) for Thermal and Structural Conditions," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, Vol.3, No.4, pp. 667-677, October 2014.