Kinematic characterization and optimization of vehicle front-suspension design based on ADAMS |
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Authors: | YU Hai-bo LI You-de and MEN Yu-zhuo |
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Institution: | College of Automotive Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, P. R. China;;College of Automotive Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, P. R. China;College of Transportation, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, P. R. China |
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Abstract: | To improve the suspension performance and steering stability of light vehicles, we built a kinematic simulation model of a whole independent double-wishbone suspension system by using ADAMS software, created random excitations of the test platforms of respectively the left and the right wheels according to actual running conditions of a vehicle, and explored the changing patterns of the kinematic characteristic parameters in the process of suspension motion. The irrationality of the suspension guiding mechanism design was pointed out through simulation and analysis, and the existent problems of the guiding mechanism were optimized and calculated. The results show that all the front-wheel alignment parameters, including the camber, the toe, the caster and the inclination, only slightly change within corresponding allowable ranges in design before and after optimization. The optimization reduces the variation of the wheel-center distance from 47.01 mm to a change of 8.28 mm within the allowable range of ?10 mm to 10 mm, promising an improvement of the vehicle steering stability. The optimization also confines the front-wheel sideways slippage to a much smaller change of 2.23 mm; this helps to greatly reduce the wear of tires and assure the straight running stability of the vehicle. |
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Keywords: | vehicle suspension vehicle steering riding qualities independent double-wishbone suspension kinematic characteristic parameter wheel-center distance front-wheel sideways slippage |
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