Development of New Suspension System for Passenger Vehicles to Improve Occupants Comfort

K. Prabu*, J. Jancirani**
*_** Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai, India.
Periodicity:August - October'2011
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jme.1.4.1540

Abstract

In modern vehicle suspension systems poses significant challenges to suspension system design. Consequently, novel suspension concepts are required to improve the vehicle’s dynamic performance. In recent years, attributed to the fact that active suspension systems have superior performance in terms of ride comfort and road-handling performances compared to their passive and semi-active suspensions parts. A feasibility study of the development of an active automotive suspension system using Linear motor actuator will be presented. This system developed the high performance and quick response with the reliability of passive dampers in a single package, offering safe superior suspension system.  As a response to the expanding demand for superior vehicle suspension systems, this study describes the performance evaluation of a new Linear motor actuator in an active suspension system. Main advance of the solution is the to generate desire force acting between the unsprung mass and the spring mass of the vehicle opposite to the sprung mass displacement, providing reduction in sprung mass displacement providing good insulation against the road disturbances.  It is to be tested in frequency/time domains for verification of the derived analytical and simulation models. The presented study is only a small portion of the growing research in this area, and it is hoped that the results obtained here will lead to the realization of a safer and more superior automotive suspension system.

Keywords

Quarter car suspension, Linear Actuator, Automotive system, Suspension Design, Ride comfort, Road Handling.

How to Cite this Article?

K. Prabu and J. Jancirani (2011). Development Of New Suspension System For Passenger Vehicles To Improve Occupants Comfort. i-manager’s Journal on Mechanical Engineering, 1(4), 7-13. https://doi.org/10.26634/jme.1.4.1540

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