Title :
ADAMS-based MacPherson front suspension kinematics simulation
Author :
Jihui Liang ; Lili Xin
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Automobile & Traffic, Shenyang Ligong Univ., Shenyang, China
Abstract :
The kinematic relationship between system components of automobile front suspension is very complex, which has a great influence on the maneuverability and smoothness of the whole vehicle. According to data of a MacPherson front suspension of a car, a three-dimensional model of the suspension is established by means of CATIA software; the suspension is subjected to kinematics simulation pre-processing by means of SimDesigner software; the model is led in ADAMS software; and the suspension is subjected to a kinematics simulation analysis by means of the ADAMS software, so as to study the variation pattern of positioning parameters when the suspension jumps up and down with the movement of wheels in the movement of the automobile and to evaluate the rationality of suspension data, thereby providing effective modernized means for the development of an automobile suspension system.
Keywords :
automobiles; kinematics; mechanical engineering computing; suspensions (mechanical components); ADAMS software; CATIA software; MacPherson front suspension kinematic simulation; SimDesigner software; automobile front suspension; car; maneuverability; system components; three-dimensional model; vehicle smoothness; wheel movement; Analytical models; Equations; Kinematics; Mathematical model; Solid modeling; Suspensions; Wheels; ADAMS; McPerson suspension; suspension;
Conference_Titel :
Electronic and Mechanical Engineering and Information Technology (EMEIT), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-087-1
DOI :
10.1109/EMEIT.2011.6022866
