The invention discloses an automobile hub lightweight design method. The method comprises the steps of S1, establishing an automobile hub three-dimensional geometrical model and filling the
spoke area of the geometrical model with materials; S2, establishing a hub
topology optimization mathematical model and obtaining the optimal
material distribution structure of a hub by means of
topology optimization; S3, conducting secondary design and strength analysis in CAD
software according to the hub structure subjected to
topology optimization; S4, establishing an approximation model by means of the
Latin square test sampling method and the response surface technology, and conducting size optimization on the hub subjected to secondary design by means of the evolution
algorithm; S5, conducting strength
verification on the optimized model. According to the method,
conceptual design is conducted on the automobile hub firstly through topology optimization to obtain optimal
material structure distribution of the automobile hub, then the approximation model is established by means of the
Latin square testing method and the response surface technology with the strength of the hub as the restraint condition, detailed size optimization is conducted on the hub subjected to secondary design by means of the evolution
algorithm, and then lightweight of the hub is realized.