某轿跑SUV提升转向响应的硬点优化仿真与验证

针对某SUV车型的前悬架响应慢,进行了前悬架的仿真优化分析,通过抬高转向器安装硬点位置可以优化前悬架侧倾转向和平跳转向的特性,减小不足转向度,提升整车响应特性,然后进行客观测试来对比指标变化,最后得出结论通过加高转向器安装硬点可以提升整车转向响应。     

轮毂电机驱动电动汽车双横臂前悬架运动学优化

基于传统汽车底盘平台进行电动轮驱动改型时,轮毂电机的布置将导致悬架硬点坐标的改变,从而严重影响悬架运动学特性,为此须对电动轮驱动改型车悬架系统进行优化设计。以某传统车底盘平台的双横臂前悬架运动学特性为优化目标,根据参数灵敏度分析结果,提出两步优化方案,即首先进行主销定位参数的优化,而后再进行前轮外倾角和前轮前束角的优化。利用ISIGHT软件和全局非归一化的多目标遗传优化算法NSGA-II得到的悬架参数优化解集在ADAMS/Car平台下进行了验证。结果表明,悬架运动学特性得到较大幅度的改善,特性曲线与原型车悬架K特性实验结果基本一致。证明了该优化方法的可行性,确保了改型后电动汽车的操纵稳定性受安放轮毂电机的影响较小。     

Robust design optimization of suspension system considering steering pull reduction

This paper presents robust design optimization method to reduce steering pull phenomenon. One of the biggest causes of steering pull phenomenon is tolerance of suspension system such as hard point, spring, damper and bush. Therefore, the relationship between suspension systems and steering pull phenomenon has as nonlinear characteristics. But, it can be very difficult to evaluate the analytical design sensitivity. Thus, it is impossible to directly apply a well-developed optimization algorithm based on gradient information. To avoid these difficulty, this study uses sequential approximation optimization process based on a meta-model. The robust design process has 28 random design variables with tolerance. For efficient design process, the sample variances for the design goals are approximated from meta-models. The proposed approach required only 62 evaluations until it converged. Optimal design reduced the drift by 80% and its deviation by 38.7%, respectively. This result proves that the suggested design method of suspension system is effective and useful.     

A new solution for two-bag air suspension system with leaf spring for heavy-duty vehicle

The design problem of a two-bag air suspension system for heavy-duty vehicles is formulated as a two-level (suspension system level and component level) optimization problem. At the suspension system level, optimal stiffness matrix of leaf spring, characteristics of damper and upper rod layout are determined by solving a multi-objective constrained optimization problem with response surface. At the component level, shape and thickness of the leaf spring are formed using cubic-spline curves to make the stiffness matrix as close to the target values cascaded from suspension system level as possible. Simulations using a vehicle model described by multi-body model and FEM of the novel leaf spring validate the suspension system thus derived.     

基于整体拓扑优化的白车身轻量化设计

传统拓扑优化技术主要集中在单个零部件的减重孔位置以及大小进行优化设计,而忽略整体车身结构的空间优化。本研究针对某微车,在概念设计阶段,通过采用整体拓扑优化技术,着眼整体空间结构,以车身弯曲刚度和扭转刚度作为优化目标,对整体车身结构进行优化设计,得到最优的车身承载骨架,实现整体车身结构的空间布局优化,从而为车身详细设计阶段的轻量化设计提供指导。     

Shape optimization of a torsion beam axle for improving vehicle handling performance

In this study, shape optimization was conducted for a vehicle’s rear suspension torsion beam to improve its dynamic handling performance. To determine the design variables affecting the vehicle roll characteristics, a sensitivity analysis was conducted using the result of a Taguchi experiment with 6 factors in 8 runs. The upper and lower-flange lengths and web thickness of the torsion beam section, as well as the vertical height difference between the inner and outer of torsion beams, were determined as design variables through sensitivity analysis of the opposite wheel travel test for optimization of the torsion beam axle. The Box–Behnken experimental design with 4 factors and 27 runs was performed using the selected design variables and by performing opposite wheel travel analysis according to the experimental design, and the response surface functions of the roll stiffness, roll steer coefficient, roll center height, and mass of the torsion beam were generated. Using these response functions, shape optimization was conducted for the torsion beam of the rear suspension system. Dynamic performance analysis was performed by applying the optimized H-shaped torsion beam to the rear suspension of the vehicle dynamics model, and it was validated that the dynamic response performance of the optimized vehicle was improved.     

Optimal Adaptive Active Suspensions for a Full Car Model

In order to present a useful method for designing active suspension of a vehicle, a linear full-car model is used in this investigation. In this model, the dampers of passive system are totally replaced by actuators. The actuators are controlled with optimal full state vector feedback. After determining feedback coefficients, the responses of active and passive systems were compared and it was found that performance of active system is much superior. It is desired that, changes in vehicle parameters would not affect the system's performance and hence should not violate its optimality. In other words, the system should behave adaptively using Model Reference Adaptive Control. The optimally controlled active suspension was used as a model for the active suspension of vehicle. In this way, the suspension of vehicle is controlled in such a way that its output approaches to that of the optimal active model. Thus the suspension should behave just like the optimal one.     

试验优化技术在车路耦合作用中的应用

悬架特性参数（刚度、阻尼）的匹配合理与否直接影响到汽车对路面的力学作用,悬架结构参数的改变对车辆动载有很大的影响。本文采用近似饱和D最优设计方法对某重型车辆悬架进行优化,并运用ADAMS仿真软件对优化结果进行验证。     

基于控制瞬态冲击电机振动的悬置系统优化方法

文章建立了包含电机和悬置在内的整车动力学模型,仿真得到了整车在加速和过减速带两个典型工况下电机的动力学响应。建立综合评价指标,在考虑电机悬置系统模态、解耦等设计边界的基础上,建立了考虑悬置刚度和间隙的控制电机振动优化模型,对悬置的关键设计参数进行优化,为开发前期悬置系统的正向设计提供有效的依据。     

Analysis and optimization of air suspension system with independent height and stiffness tuning

Suspensions play a crucial role in vehicle comfort and handling. Different types of suspensions have been proposed to address essential comfort and handling requirements of vehicles. The conventional air suspension systems use a single flexible rubber airbag to transfer the chassis load to the wheels. In this type of air suspensions, the chassis height can be controlled by further inflating the airbag; however, the suspension stiffness is not controllable, and it depends on the airbag volume and chassis load. A recent development in a new air suspension includes two air chambers (rubber airbags), allowing independent ride height and stiffness tuning. In this air suspension system, stiffness and ride height of the vehicle can be simultaneously altered for different driving conditions by controlling the air pressure in the two air chambers. This allows the vehicle’s natural frequency and height to be adjusted according to the load and road conditions. This article discusses optimization of an air suspension design with ride height and stiffness tuning. An analytical formulation is developed to yield the optimum design of the new air suspension system. Experimental results verify the mathematical modeling and show the advantages of the new air suspension system.     

Robust design optimization of suspension system by using target cascading method

This study presents the robust design optimization process of suspension system for improving vehicle dynamic performance (ride comfort, handling stability). The proposed design method is so called target cascading method where the design target of the system is cascaded from a vehicle level to a suspension system level. To formalize the proposed method in the view of design process, the design problem structure of suspension system is defined as a (hierarchical) multilevel design optimization, and the design problem for each level is solved using the robust design optimization technique based on a meta-model. Then, In order to verify the proposed design concept, it designed suspension system. For the vehicle level, 44 random variables with 3% of coefficient of variance (COV) were selected and the proposed design process solved the problem by using only 88 exact analyses that included 49 analyses for the initial meta-model and 39 analyses for SAO. For the suspension level, 54 random variables with 10% of COV were selected and the optimal designs solved the problem by using only 168 exact analyses for the front suspension system. Furthermore, 73 random variables with 10% of COV were selected and optimal designs solved the problem by using only 252 exact analyses for the rear suspension system. In order to compare the vehicle dynamic performance between the optimal design model and the initial design model, the ride comfort and the handling stability was analyzed and found to be improved by 16% and by 37%, respectively. This result proves that the suggested design method of suspension system is effective and systematic.     

多换乘点响应型接驳公交运行线路的协调优化

为尽量降低响应型接驳公交系统的运行费用，提出多换乘点间运行线路协调设计的构想。针对同时包含预约需求和实时需求的混合需求，构建多换乘点响应型接驳公交系统运行线路的2阶段协调优化方法，并设计优化流程。第1阶段仅考虑预约需求，首先将预约乘客按有/无特定换乘点要求进行分类，在此基础上构建预约需求下多换乘点多车辆运行线路的协调优化模型。在协调优化模型中，优化目标是由乘客时间费用、车辆运行费用、以及惩罚费用所构成的系统总成本最小；乘客时间费用包括乘客候车时间的惩罚费用、车内乘客在需求点的等待时间费用以及乘客车上时间的惩罚费用3个部分；车辆运行费用包括车辆启动费用、路段行驶费用、需求点的停靠费用、车辆早到引起的等待费用4个部分；考虑的约束条件包括乘客候车和车上的软时间窗、乘客换乘点要求、车辆容量、车辆出行时长等。第2阶段根据规则判断是否响应实时需求，并根据响应情况重新优化后续各班次的运行线路。针对第1阶段模型，基于模拟退火算法设计求解算法。研究表明：在预约需求或混合需求条件下，与各换乘点运行线路独自优化相比，协调优化方法均能显著降低运送全部响应乘客所需的平均运行距离和平均总成本；仅有预约需求时分别降低5.4%、19.8%，新增实时需求后分别减少1.4%、21.7%；与固定发车间隔相比，分时段调整发车间隔，也能有效降低运送全部响应乘客所需的平均运行距离和平均总成本，仅有预约需求时分别降低18.2%、17.2%，新增实时需求后分别减少19.97%、25.06%，说明多换乘点间车辆路径的协调运行是提升响应型接驳公交运行效率的有效途径。     

某越野车前悬架优化研究

前悬架参数是汽车的重要参数,提出了虚拟试验优化设计方法以确定这些参数。根据多刚体动力学原理,建立前悬架和整车虚拟样机。在ADAMS／Car中进行了两侧车轮同向跳动试验、低速回正性试验、高速回正性试验。在试验中利用ADAMS／Insight对前悬架参数进行优化,对比优化前后试验结果,证明这种设计方法可以令参数选择更加合理,同时缩短设计开发周期,减少成本。     

Structured H2 Optimization of Vehicle Suspensions Based on Multi-Wheel Models

Summary Various control techniques, especially LQG optimal control, have been applied to the design of active and semi-active vehicle suspensions over the past several decades. However passive suspensions remain dominant in the automotive marketplace because they are simple, reliable, and inexpensive. The force generated by a passive suspension at a given wheel can depend only on the relative displacement and velocity at that wheel, and the suspension parameters for the left and right wheels are usually required to be equal. Therefore, a passive vehicle suspension can be viewed as a decentralized feedback controller with constraints to guarantee suspension symmetry. In this paper, we cast the optimization of passive vehicle suspensions as structure-constrained LQG/H2 optimal control problems. Correlated road random excitations are taken as the disturbance inputs; ride comfort, road handling, suspension travel, and vehicle-body attitude are included in the cost outputs. We derive a set of necessary conditions for optimality and then develop a gradient-based method to efficiently solve the structure-constrained H2 optimization problem. An eight-DOF four-wheel-vehicle model is studied as an example to illustrate application of the procedure, which is useful for design of both passive suspensions and active suspensions with controller-structure constraints.     

双横臂独立悬架ADAMS建模及运动特性分析

利用ADAMS建立了某轻型车完整的双横臂独立悬架运动学仿真模型,为反映车辆的真实行驶工况,对左、右车轮测试平台分别创建了随机激励。通过仿真分析,揭示了运动特性参数在悬架运动过程中的变化规律,并对原导向机构存在的问题进行了优化计算。结果表明,前轮定位参数在优化前、后的变化量较小,均在设计要求的范围内;轮距和前轮侧向滑移量的变化较大,优化后二者都在理想的范围内变动,达到了预期优化目标。     

Possible experimental method to determine the suspension parameters in a simplified model of a passenger car

Currently, as well as in the past, researchers have shown great interest in developing suspension systems for vehicles and especially in the design and optimization of the suspension parameters, such as the stiffness and the damping coefficient. These parameters are considered to be important factors that have an influence on safety and improve the comfort of the passengers in the vehicle. This paper describes a simplified methodology to determine, in a quick manner, the suspension parameters for different types of passenger cars equipped with passive suspension systems. Currently, different types of passenger cars are produced with different types of suspension systems. Finding a simplified methodology to determine these parameters with sufficient accuracy would contribute a simplified and quick method to the inspection of the working conditions of a suspension system. Therefore, a simple system to determine these parameters is needed. An analysis of the suspension parameters is performed using mathematical modeling and numerical analysis conducted using the Working Model software. The result derived from the developed methodology shows small errors when compared with the generic values, and it can be concluded that the design of the suspension parameter measurement device using the developed methodology is useful, simple, and has sufficient accuracy.     

风-车-桥耦合振动研究现状及发展趋势

为推动风-车-桥耦合振动理论和应用研究的进一步深入开展,从分析框架、气动干扰、评价准则和大跨桥梁设计荷载4个方面系统梳理风-车-桥耦合振动国内外学术研究进展和热点前沿,并探讨研究不足和发展趋势。分析系统方面,首先从风作用模拟、耦合关系角度综述风-列车-桥分析系统由简化到精细的研究历程,然后沿车辆元素的精细研究历程对风-汽车-桥分析系统研究进行综述。气动干扰方面,从结构模拟精细程度、特殊工况、干扰对象等角度综述研究进展。评价准则方面,分别综述汽车和列车评价准则由简单到复杂、由确定性到不确定性的发展历程。大跨桥梁设计荷载方面,分别从现行多国规范和理论研究2个角度对大跨桥梁风和汽车荷载研究进行综述。综合分析表明：分析框架过去处于并将一直处于从简化到精细的过程中,元素模拟的精细化及相应耦合关系的重构推动分析框架升级和应用范围的扩大;气动干扰研究的干扰对象逐步增多,模拟逐步细致,数值模拟理论和风洞规模、试验测试设备及技术是限制其发展的关键因素;车-桥系统评价方面,主体结构和系统安全是评价的基础层面,附属构件和功能性的评价将越来越受到重视,且评价将由确定性向可靠性发展;大跨桥梁设计荷载方面,汽车荷载将由简单套用中小跨径桥梁设计荷载的方式,逐步过渡为考虑地区荷载特性、行驶行为等复杂模式,风和汽车荷载组合时的工况设置、计算风速的确定、荷载叠加准则、分项系数和组合系数等方面都有很大细化和深入研究的空间。     

Roll- and pitch-plane-coupled hydro-pneumatic suspension. Part 2: dynamic response analyses

In the first part of this study, the potential performance benefits of fluidically coupled passive suspensions were demonstrated through analyses of suspension properties, design flexibility and feasibility. In this second part of the study, the dynamic responses of a vehicle equipped with different configurations of fluidically coupled hydro-pneumatic suspension systems are investigated for more comprehensive assessments of the coupled suspension concepts. A generalised 14 degree-of-freedom nonlinear vehicle model is developed and validated to evaluate vehicle ride and handling dynamic responses and suspension anti-roll and anti-pitch characteristics under various road excitations and steering/braking manoeuvres. The dynamic responses of the vehicle model with the coupled suspension are compared with those of the unconnected suspensions to demonstrate the performance potential of the fluidic couplings. The dynamic responses together with the suspension properties suggest that the full-vehicle-coupled hydro-pneumatic suspension could offer considerable potential in realising enhanced ride and handling performance, as well as improved anti-roll and anti-pitch properties in a very flexible and energy-saving manner.     

优化设计方法在整车早期开发中的对比研究

结合整车优化设计方法的理论特点和整车早期开发中应用优化设计过程的经验.对丁程中常用的几种试验设计方法、近似模型方法和优化算法进行了对比研究.利用整车开发中常见的刚度、模态、被动安全性分析等一些案例论证了各种方法的特点、优劣、优化效率和适用范围,获得了一些整车开发中应用优化设计方法的实用性结论.     

Preview suspension control for a full tracked vehicle

In this study, preview control algorithms for the active and semi-active suspension systems of a full tracked vehicle (FTV) are designed based on a 3-D.O.F model and evaluated. The main issue of this study is to make the ride comfort characteristics of a fast moving tracked vehicle better to keep an operator’s driving capability. Since road wheels almost trace the profiles of the road surface as long as the track doesn’t depart from the ground, the preview information can be obtained by measuring only the absolute position or velocity of the first road wheel. Simulation results show that the performance of the sky-hook suspension system almost follows that of full state feedback suspension system and the on-off semi-active system carries out remarkable performance with the combination of 12 on-off semi-active suspension units. The results simulated with 1^st and 2^nd weighting sets mean that the suspension system combined with the soft type of inner suspension and hard type of outer suspension can carry out better ride comfort characteristics than that with identical suspensions. The full tracked vehicle (FTV) system is uncontrollable and the system is split into controllable and uncontrollable subspace using singular value decomposition transformation. Frequency response curves to four types of inputs, such as heaving, pitching, rolling, and warping inputs, also demonstrate the merits of preview control in ride comfort. All the frequency characteristic responses confirm the continuous time results.