Kinematic design of double-wishbone suspension systems using a multiobjective optimisation approach

This paper is focused on the kinematic design of double-wishbone suspension systems in vehicles, which is tackled using a multiobjective dimensional synthesis technique. The synthesis goal is to optimise an RSSR–SS linkage, subject to some constraints involved in the dynamic behaviour of vehicles. The synthesis method is based on gradient determination using exact differentiation to obtain the elements in the Jacobian matrix. These characteristics make the method adapt well to the optimum design of vehicle suspension systems. The method is capable of handling equality and inequality constraints, thus, the usual ranges of values may be imposed on the functional parameters. The formulation presented is easy to implement and the solutions obtained demonstrate the accuracy and robustness of the method.     

扭杆式双横臂独立悬架改型设计与运动特性分析

针对某车型扭杆式双横臂独立悬架前轮距加宽的要求,提出了改型设计的几种方案,并根据轮距和定位参数随轮跳变化的曲线趋势确定了最优方案.建立了扭杆式双横臂独立悬架虚拟样机模型,通过对比静态平衡位置时定位参数的理论值与仿真值,验证了模型的准确性.通过分析5种运动特性曲线变化趋势可知,前束角变化最为灵敏,从而可确定上下摆臂各加长40mm、转向器长度不变、转向拉杆每侧加长40mm的方案为最优.     

A new method of identification of equivalent suspension and damping rates of full-vehicle model

ABSTRACT

The equivalent spring and damper are often used to simplify the dynamic analysis of a nonlinear full-vehicle model. Clearly, those rates are strongly influenced by the kinematics of a suspension mechanism. This paper presents a new approach to the identification of the equivalent suspension and damping rates. The suspension is considered as a 1-degree-of-freedom (DOF) spatial parallel mechanism. The instantaneous kinestatic relations of the 1-DOF spatial parallel mechanism can be described using the theory of screws. The process of identification of the rates involves three steps: first, the joint positions of the suspension are found from the displacement analysis of the suspension mechanism. Second, the motion of each wheel of four suspension mechanisms is represented by the corresponding instantaneous screw at any instant. Third, the equivalent suspension and damping rates are determined from the kinestatic relations of the instantaneous screw. These rates are used for the dynamic analysis of the nonlinear full-vehicle model consisting of two pairs of the front (double-wishbone) and rear (multi-link) suspensions. Two dynamic behaviours of a car are analysed and compared with the simulation utilising the Adams/View software.     

基于刚柔耦合模型的双横臂独立悬架仿真分析及优化

在机械系统动力学软件ADAMS中建立了某轿车双横臂独立悬架的刚柔耦合模型,并对其进行了双轮同向激振仿真分析。利用ADAMS/Insight模块对悬架参数进行优化,使悬架系统的性能得到了改善。