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Optimisation of the Nonlinear Suspension Characteristics of a Light Commercial Vehicle
Joint Authors
Güvenç, Levent
Özcan, Dinçer
Sönmez, Ümit
Source
International Journal of Vehicular Technology
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-16, 16 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-02-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Telecommunications Engineering
Electronic engineering
Abstract EN
The optimum functional characteristics of suspension components, namely, linear/nonlinear spring and nonlinear damper characteristic functions are determined using simple lumped parameter models.
A quarter car model is used to represent the front independent suspension, and a half car model is used to represent the rear solid axle suspension of a light commercial vehicle.
The functional shapes of the suspension characteristics used in the optimisation process are based on typical shapes supplied by a car manufacturer.
The complexity of a nonlinear function optimisation problem is reduced by scaling it up or down from the aforementioned shape in the optimisation process.
The nonlinear optimised suspension characteristics are first obtained using lower complexity lumped parameter models.
Then, the performance of the optimised suspension units are verified using the higher fidelity and more realistic Carmaker model.
An interactive software module is developed to ease the nonlinear suspension optimisation process using the Matlab Graphical User Interface tool.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Özcan, Dinçer& Sönmez, Ümit& Güvenç, Levent. 2013. Optimisation of the Nonlinear Suspension Characteristics of a Light Commercial Vehicle. International Journal of Vehicular Technology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-16.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Özcan, Dinçer…[et al.]. Optimisation of the Nonlinear Suspension Characteristics of a Light Commercial Vehicle. International Journal of Vehicular Technology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-16.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Özcan, Dinçer& Sönmez, Ümit& Güvenç, Levent. Optimisation of the Nonlinear Suspension Characteristics of a Light Commercial Vehicle. International Journal of Vehicular Technology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480952
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-480952