Identification of Vibration Parameters for Motor Vehicles

Identification of the vibration parameters of motor vehicles, as well as of dynamic systems in general, represents a complex problem. Many experimental-theoretical procedures have been proposed in order to solve the problem but there is no generally accepted method. The development of a method for the identification of the vibration parameters of motor vehicles is described in this paper. The identification of the unknown parameters is achieved by the use of experimental data applied to an vibration model with a known structure but unknown physical parameters. The methods of nonlinear programming are employed in the computations. The elastic and damping elements, including the tyres, are also by assumption nonlinear. Verification of the reliability of the method is carried out by using two vibration models of the vehicle - one with known and the other with unknown values of the vibration parameters.