posted on 2009-06-05, 11:44authored byS. Hegazy, Homer Rahnejat, K. Hussain
This paper presents a multidegrees-of-freedom non-linear multibody dynamic model of a vehicle, comprising front and rear suspensions, steering system, road wheels, tyres and vehicle inertia. The model incorporates all sources of compliance, stiffness and damping, all with non-linear characteristics. The vehicle model is created in ADAMS (automatic dynamic analysis of mechanical systems) formulation. The model is used for the purpose of vehicle handling analysis. Simulation runs, in-line with vehicle manoeuvres specified under ISO and British Standards, have been undertaken and reported in the paper.
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Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Citation
HEGAZY, S., RAHNEJAT, H. and HUSSAIN, K., 1999. Multi-body dynamics in full-vehicle handling analysis. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part K: Journal of Multi-body Dynamics, 213 (1), pp. 19-31