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    Mechanical Engineering

    ME 481

    Vehicle Design

    Fall 2000

    Lecture Notes

    By

    Richard B. Hathaway, Ph.D., PE

    Professor

    Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

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    Section 1

    Energy Consumption

    and

    Poer !e"uirements in Design

    2

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    Aerodynamics and Rolling Resistance

    #E$E!%& F'!M(&%S ) %E!'D*$%M+C

    Dynamic Pressure,

    2

    2

    1vP

    d =

    Drag Force,

    -.2

    1 2 REfAvFd

    =

    ACvF dd2

    2

    1= 20 -.-2/1.

    2

    1vvACF dd +=

    %ero Poer

    f(RE)AV(2)=P 3

    Cd coeicient o drag air density 1/2 g3m

    % pro5ected rontal area .m2- f(RE) = Reynolds number6 6ehicle 6elocity .m3sec- V0 headind 6elocity

    ENGLISH UNITS

    VAC)10X(6.93=HP3

    d-6

    aero

    where: A = area (f!) " = #elo$%y (&'H) d= dra $oeff%$%en

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    SI UNITS

    W

    kW

    ACV

    (2)=Pd

    3

    KW1000

    1

    1000

    4700

    2/1

    4

    -.872 02

    VVVAC)10.(1=P d-6

    aero +

    P poer .- % area .m2-

    V 6elocity .p9- V0 headind 6elocity

    Cd drag coeicient 1/2 g3m

    #E$E!%& F'!M(&%S : !'&&+$# !ES+S;%$CE

    E$#&+S9 ($+;S

    3!"

    VWC=HP rrrr

    here, Crr coeicient o rolling resistance < eight .l=s- V 6elocity .MP9-

    S+ ($+;S

    V#C)10(2.!2=P

    V#C3600

    9.$1=P

    rr3-

    rr

    rrrr

    here, P poer .- Crr coeicient o rolling resistanceM mass .g- V 6elocity .p9-

    4

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    RA!"#E $%R!E RE&'"REMEN(.

    Vehicles re"uire thrust orces> generated at the tires> to initiate and maintain motion/ ;hese

    orces are usually reerred to as tracti6e orces or the tracti6e orce re"uirement/ + the re"uired

    tracti6e orce .F- is =roen into components the ma5or components o the resisting orces to

    motion are comprised o acceleration orces .Faccel ma ? +orces-> #radea=ility re"uirements

    .Fgrade-> %erodynamic loads .Faero- and chassis losses .Froll resist-/

    F Faero@ Froll resist@ Fgrade@ Faccel

    .32- Cd% 62 @ Crrm g @ Aslope mBg @ m a

    .32- Cd% 62 @ m gCrr @ A slope @ a3g

    in S+ units,

    % rontal area .m2- 6 6elocity .m3s- m mass .g-Crr coeicient o roll resistance .$3$- usually appro /01

    Cd coeicient o aero drag or most cars / ) /7

    A slope !ise3!un ;an o the roaday inclination angle

    Steady state orce are e"ual to the summation o Faero@ Froll resist@ Fgrade

    FgraderesistFrollFaero ++=%%F

    ;ransient orces are primarily comprised o acceleration related orces here a change in

    6elocity is re"uired/ ;hese include the rotational inertia re"uirements .F+- and the translational

    mass .Fma- re"uirements> including steady state acceleration/

    VE9+C&E E$E!#* !EG(+!EME$;S/

    ;he energy consumption o a 6ehicle is =ased on the tracti6e orces re"uired> the mechanical

    eiciency o the dri6e train system> the eiciency o the energy con6ersion de6ice and the

    eiciency o the storage system/ Eamples o the a=o6e might =est =e demonstrated ith theolloing/

    Storage eiciency,% lyheel used or energy storage ill e6entually lose its total energy stored due to

    =earing and aerodynamic losses/ % storage =attery may e6entually discharge due to

    intrinsic losses in the storage de6ice/ ;hese losses can =e a unction o the A o the totalsystem capacity at hich the system is currently operating/ % li"uid uel usually has

    etremely high storage eiciency hile a lyheel may ha6e considera=ly les storage

    eiciency/ Hoth hoe6er ha6e the storage eiciency a unction o time/

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    100E

    EEEff&'&e'*+or,e

    &&+&a

    f&a&&+&a

    %+ore

    ==

    Con6ersion eiciency,

    %n internal com=ustion engine changes chemical energy to mechanical energy/ ;hesystem also produces unanted heat and due to mo6ing parts has internal riction hich

    urther reduces the system eiciency/ % storage =attery has an eiciency loss during the

    discharge cycle and an eiciency loss during the charge cycle/ ;hese eiciencies may =ea unction o the rate at hich the poer is etracted/

    100E

    PEEff&'&e'Cover%&o

    fe

    de&veredfe

    'ov

    ==

    /e'a&'a+er/a'ov =

    Dri6e system Eiciency,

    Con6ersion o chemical or electrical to mechanical energy does not complete the poerlo to the heels/ Dri6e train ineiciencies urther reduce the poer a6aila=le toproduce the tracti6e orces/ ;hese losses are typically a unction o the system design

    and the tor"ue =eing deli6ered through the system/

    100P

    PPEff&'&e'#e'a&'a

    %or'eoer

    +ra'+&ve%or'eoer

    dr&ve/e'

    ==

    redredreddr&ve/e' //////

    21=

    7

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    Reasona)le Efficiencies to use for cycle com*arisons

    .Eiciencies shon are only approimations-

    Electric Motor .Pea- IA

    Electric Motor Eiciency .%6g i 1 spd ;rans- JA

    Electric Motor Eiciency .%6g i CV;- IA

    ;ransmission Eiciency (0.9")= 1)-(R

    Hattery Eiciency .!egen- J)8A

    Hattery ? #enerator Eiciency .!egen- = 0)A

    Hattery ? Motor Eiciency .%ccel- 80A

    Solar Cell Eiciency 1A

    +C Engine .Pea Eiciency- 0A

    Flyheel Eiciency

    (Storage and Conversion Average) = 70%

    J

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    E+*erimental !oast Down esting

    1- Perorm a high speed and a lo speed test ith an incremental .m3hr- 6elocity change at

    each 6elocity/

    2- 9igh Speed &o Speed

    Va1 70 m3h Va2 20 m3h

    V=1 m3h V=2 1 m3h

    - !ecord the times o6er hich the 6elocity increments occur/

    ;h 4 sec ;l 7 sec

    4- Determine the mean speed at each 6elocity/

    - Determine the mean deceleration at each 6elocity/

    7- Determine the drag coeicient

    J- Determine the coeicient o rolling resistance/

    8

    k/vvv 3a =+=

    2

    111

    k/vvv 3a =+=

    2

    222

    %

    k/

    +

    vva 3a

    3

    1

    111 =

    =

    %

    k/

    +

    vva 3a

    3

    2

    222 =

    =

    -.

    -.72

    2

    2

    1

    21

    vv

    aa

    A

    /'d

    =

    -.

    -.

    10

    2/28

    22

    21

    2

    21

    2

    12

    vv

    vava

    'rr

    =

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    Section 2

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    E"-H and R%A"%NAL "NER"A E$$E!(

    ;hrust orce .F-> at the tire ootprint> re"uired or 6ehicle motion,

    F Faero@ Froll resist@ Fgrade@ Faccel .32- Cd% 62 @ Crrm g @ Aslope mBg @ m a

    F .32- Cd% 62 @ m gCrr @ A slope @ a3g

    in S+ units,% rontal area .m2- 6 6elocity .m3s- m mass .g-

    Crr coeicient o roll resistance .$3$- usually appro /01

    Cd coeicient o aero drag or most cars / ) /7

    A slope !ise3!un ;an o the roaday inclination angle

    + rotational mass is added it adds not only rotational inertia =ut also translational inertia/

    r

    a=k/=4=

    d+

    d4=5

    +&re

    ve&'eee'o/

    2'o/&

    angular acceleration radius o gyration t time ; ;or"ue m mass

    ratio =eteen rotating component and the tire

    ;hereore i the mass rotates on a 6ehicle hich has translation>

    a6/17r

    k=F R

    2+&re

    22

    & +8r

    F Faero@ Froll resist@ Fgrade@ Faccel .32- Cd% 62@ Crr

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    ;he PoerPlant ;or"ue is,

    :

    rF=5

    +&re&

    PP+)8(r

    ;he speed o the 6ehicle in m3h is,

    )(r:

    RP#=k/ +&re

    PPJJ/03

    rtire ;ire !olling !adius .meters- $ $umerical !atio =eteen P/P/ and ;ire

    11

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    WEIGHT PROPAGATION

    +t might simply =e said that eight =egets eight in any designK

    $early all 6ehicle systems are aected =y a change in eight o any one component/

    Poer increases and3or perormance decreases are associated ith eight increases/

    L!ule o ;hum= approimations can =e made to predict the eects o eight increases/

    For a-+era+e 1o2er %%+e/% ('o%&der&, +0e 1o2er %%+e/ a% a .&+)

    < due to eight 22A total eight increment

    [ ]*;*# WWW = 22/1mod

    < due to poer increase 4/A total eight poer increment

    += 104/01mod

    P*;

    P*#

    3a%eP

    PWW

    Com=ining the a=o6e actors into a single e"uation,

    [ ]*;*#P*;

    P*#

    3a%e WWP

    PWW +

    += 22/1104/01mod

    12

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    Section

    Poer ;rain Systems and Eiciencies

    1

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    E$E!#* S;'!%#E in VE9+C&ES

    +/ &+G(+D F(E&S .9eat Energy-

    Fossil

    $on)Fossil .%lcohol-

    ++/ #%SE'(S F(E&S .9eat Energy-

    Fossil .largely-

    $on)Fossil 9ydrogen

    +++/ F&* Volume-

    P'

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    ENERGY CONVERSION

    +/ +$;E!$%& C'MH(S;+'$ E$#+$ES,

    'tto cycle

    Diesel cycle

    Hrayton cycle

    ++/ EN;E!$%& C'MH(S;+'$ E$#+$ES,

    Stirling cycle

    Rak&e ''-e

    +++/ MEC9%$+C%&,

    Flyheel

    9ydraulic motors

    +V/ E&EC;!+C,

    Electric motors

    ENERGY STORAGE

    +/ &+G(+D F(E&S,

    @ &ong ;erm Storage Possi=le@ 9igh Energy 3

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    +++/ F&* $oise

    V/ Hattery,

    @ !echarge 3o Fossil Fuels

    @ ;otal on)demand Energy Con6ersion@ &imited %tmospheric Pollution

    ) Finite Storage &ie

    ) &o Energy 3

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    Hybrid Vehicles Power System Matching

    P!'H&EM,

    +/ ;he 6arious poer systems pro6ide tor"ue and poer cur6es hich are considera=lydierent in shape/

    ++/ ;he dierent poer systems pea in eiciency at dierent speeds in their operating

    range/

    +++/ ;he dierent poer systems pea in eiciency at dierent loads)speed points/

    +n &ight o +> ++> and +++ a=o6e a method must =e de6ised to optimiQe or maimiQe,

    1/ ;or"ue 'utput

    2/ Pea Eiciency

    / ;ransition rom one Poer System to the otheror

    Phasing in o the Second Poer System in a Parallel System/

    % S;!%;E#* M(S; HE DEV+SED ;' P!'V+DE P!'PE! ;+M+$# 'F E%C9 S*S;EM

    H%SED '$,

    a/ Demand

    =/ Eiciency

    c/ Perception o the operator

    d/ System State

    ) ;otal Energy !eser6e

    ) ;otal System Capacity

    ) Energy !e"uired or Completion o Mission

    e/ Energy State o each +ndi6idual System

    1J

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    Gearbox: Transmission

    1/ Manual transmission,;he types o manual transmission are,

    Sliding mesh type

    Constant mesh type Synchromesh gear =o

    ;he 6arious components o a manual gear=o and their respecti6e design considerations are

    listed,

    Design considerations for shaft

    ;here are shats in the gear=o> namely, +nput or clutch shat> +ntermediate or lay

    shat and 'utput or main shat/

    +nput or clutch shat,

    Design consideration,Shear and torsional stresses as ell as the amount o delection under ull load/ ;his

    should not only =e designed or maimum engine tor"ue> =ut also or a=sor=ingtor"ues as high as i6e times the maimum engine tor"ue hich can =e generated =y

    Rclutch snapping in the loer gear/

    +ntermediate or lay shat,

    Design consideration,

    Shear and torsional stresses should =e calculated/ %mount o delection should =e

    calculated using the load on the internal gear pair> hich is nearest to the hal ay=eteen the intermediate shat mounting =earings/ For shats ith splines and

    serrations> it is common to use the root diameter as the outside diameter in the stresscalculations/

    'utput or main shat,

    Design consideration,

    Shear and torsional stresses should =e calculated/

    #eneral e"uations,

    1/ Maimum shear stress or shat> sor a solid circular shat,

    here> d diameter o shat ;or"ue in l=)in

    18

    4

    17

    d

    5or>e

    f%

    =

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    2/ %mount o delection,

    here>

    a distance =eteen point o delection and irst support

    = distance =eteen point o delection and second support

    1 total eight o shat @ gear at the point o delection

    l length o shat =eteen supports

    Gears:

    Current cars use 6arious inds o Synchromesh units> hich ensure a smooth gearchange> hen the 6ehicle is in motion/ ;he Synchromesh unit essentially consists o

    =locing rings> conical slee6es and engaging dog slee6es/

    ;he Synchomesh system is not "uic enough due to the pause in the =locing ring

    reaction in =ringing the to engaging components in phase/ Most racing cars> thereore

    use gear=o itted ith acedog engagement system instead o a Synchromesh hichpro6ides a "uicer and more responsi6e gear change and a closer eel or engine

    perormance/

    Design consideration for gears

    Engine speed 6s Vehicle speed graph is plotted or determining the gear ratios/

    Various important gear design parameters are calculated as ollos,

    $ormal tooth thicness

    ;ooth thicness .at tip-

    Proile o6erlap Measurement o6er =alls

    Span measurement o6er teeth etc/>

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    Bearings:

    Hearings ha6e to tae radial and thrust loading .hich is dependent on the heli angle o gearteeth- hen helical gears are used/ Hearings must =e capa=le o coping ith the loads that ill =e

    encountered hen the transmission unit is in use/ Calculations can =e done =y straightorard

    ormulas/

    Dieren!ia" gears:

    ;he unctions o the inal dri6e are to pro6ide a permanent speed reduction and also to turn the

    dri6e round through I0o/ % Rdierential essentially consists o the olloing parts,

    1/ Pinion gear

    2/ !ing gear ith a dierential case attached to it/ Dierential pinions gears and side gears enclosed in the dierential case/

    Pinion and ring gears,

    ;he pinion and ring gear can ha6e the olloing tooth designs,

    1/ He6el gears :a- Straight =e6el

    =- Spiral =e6el : ;eeth are cur6ed

    More /uiet o*eration, )ecause, cur0ed teeth ma1e sliding contact."t is stronger, )ecause, more

    than one tooth is in contact all times.

    2/ 9ypoid gears ,

    +n this> the centerline o the pinion shat is =elo the center o the ring gear/

    Adva+a,e? +t allos the dri6e shat to =e placed loer to permit reducing the

    hump on the loor/

    ;erms used in gear design,

    1/ Pitch circle,

    %n imaginary circle> hich =y pure rolling action ould gi6e the same motion as theactual gear/

    2/ Pitch circle diameter,

    ;he diameter o the pitch circle/ ;he siQe o the gear is usually speciied =y the pitchcircle diameter/ +t is also called as pitch diameter/

    / Pitch point,;he common point o contact =eteen to pitch circles/

    20

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    4/ Pitch surace,

    ;he surace o rolling discs> hich the meshing gears ha6e replaced> at the pitch

    circle/

    / Pressure angle or angle o o=li"uity,

    ;he angle =eteen the common normal to to gear teeth at the point o contact andthe common tangent at the pitch point/ +t is usually denoted =y / ;he standard

    pressure angles are 14 T 0and 200/

    7/ %ddendum,

    ;he radial distance o a tooth rom the pitch circle to the top o the tooth/

    J/ Dedendum,

    ;he radial distance o a tooth rom the pitch circle to the =ottom o the tooth/

    8/ %ddendum circle,

    ;he circle dran through the top o the teeth and is concentric ith the pitch circle/

    I/ Dedendum circle,

    ;he circle dran through the =ottom o the teeth/ +t is also called root circle/

    !oot circle diameter Pitch circle diameter cos

    here> is the pressure angle/

    10/ Circular pitch,;he distance measured on the circumerence o a pitch circle rom a point on one

    tooth to the corresponding point on the net tooth/ +t is usually denoted =y p c/

    Mathematically>

    Circular pitch> pc D 3 ;

    here> D Diameter o pitch circle ; $um=er o teeth on heel

    11/ Diametrical pitch,

    ;he ratio o num=er o teeth to the pitch circle diameter in millimeters/ +t is denoted=y pd/ Mathematically>

    Diametrical pitch>

    here> ; $um=er o teeth D Pitch circle diameter

    21

    '

    d@

    5

    ==

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    12/ Module,

    +t is ratio o pitch circle diameter in millimeters to the num=er o teeth/ +t is usually

    denoted =y m/ Mathematically>

    Module> m D 3 ;

    1/ Clearance,

    ;he radial distance rom the top o the tooth to the =ottom o the tooth> in a meshing

    gear/ ;he circle passing through the top o the meshing gear is non as the clearancecircle/

    14/ ;otal depth,

    ;he radial distance =eteen the addendum and dedendum o a gear/ +t is e"ual to thesum o the addendum and dedendum/

    1/

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    24/ Fillet radius,

    ;he radius that connects the root circle to the proile o the teeth/

    2/ Path o contact,

    ;he path traced =y the point o contact o to teeth rom the =eginning to the end o

    engagement/

    27/ &ength o path o contact,

    ;he length o the common normal cut)o =y the addendum circles o the heel andpinion/

    2J/ %rc o contact,

    ;he path traced =y a point on the pitch circle rom the =eginning to the end oengagement o a gi6en pair o teeth/ ;he arc contact consists o to parts> i/e/>

    .a- %rc o approach, ;he portion o the path o contact rom the =eginning o

    engagement to the pitch point/

    .=- %rc o recess, ;he portion o the path o contact rom the pitch point to theend o engagement o a pair o teeth/

    2

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    Section 4

    Hrae System Design

    +n con6entional hydraulic =rae systems the apply orce at the =rae pedal is con6erted to hydraulicpressure in the master cylinder/ %pply orce rom the dri6er is multiplied through a mechanical

    ad6antage =eteen the =rae pedal and the master cylinder to increase the orce on the master

    cylinder/ 9ydraulic pressure is a typical orce transer mechanism to the heel =rae as the luid can=e routed through lei=le lines to the heels hile the heels under comple heel motions/

    M%S;E! C*&+$DE! P!ESS(!E .3o poer assist-,

    dB

    .#.AF=P 2

    /'

    edaeda

    /'

    Poer assist may =e added to a con6entional hydraulic =rae system to assist the dri6er in =rae

    apply/ Poer assist utiliQes a system hich may use air pressure> atmospheric36acuum pressure

    hydraulic pressure or other means to apply direct orce to the master cylinder/

    M%S;E! C*&+$DE! P!ESS(!E .3 poer assist-,

    dB

    F7).#.AF(

    =A

    F

    =P 2/'

    oo%+eredaeda

    /'

    /'

    /'

    ;he pressure rom the master cylinder is typically modiied =y a series o 6al6es =eore reaching theheel cylinders/ ;he 6al6es modiy pressure to proportion pressure as a unction o eight transer>

    6ehicle static load and load location> and the heel =rae characteristics/ Val6es may also =e placed

    ithin these lines to pro6ide or anti)loc =raing> traction control and3or ya sta=ility control/

    ;he modiied master cylinder pressure is deli6ered to a hydraulic heel cylinder hich utiliQes the

    hydraulic pressure to create a mechanical apply orce/

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    acts at the mean radius o the =raing surace/ For an internal or eternal epanding =rae the mean

    radius o the =raing surace is the radius o the =raing surace/

    For a dis =rae the mean radius .rm- o the =raing surace is

    D+SC H!%E ME%$ !%D+(S

    ;he heel tor"ue the =rae system creates during =raing .;- is a unction o the heel cylinder

    orce .Fc-> the coeicient o riction =eteen the riction pad and the =rae surace .-> the mean

    radius o the =raing surace .rm-> the num=er o =raing suraces .$-> and the multiplication actor.eecti6eness actor- o the =rae .E-/

    compound and 6endor identiication/ %n eamplemight =e FF)20)%H/ FF identiies the riction coeicient and the 20)%H identiy the compound and

    6endor respecti6ely/ ;he olloing ta=le identiies the coeicient o riction 6alues/ ;he irst letter

    in the code pro6ides inormation as to the moderate .normal- temperature characteristics> the second

    letter pro6ides inormation as to the high temperature characteristics o the lining/

    2

    2

    22&o

    /

    rrr +=

    /ad' rE:F5 =

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    Edge &etter Code Friction coeicient

    C 0/1

    D 0/1 0/2

    E 0/2 0/

    F 0/ 0/4

    # 0/4 0/

    9 O 0/

    unclassiied

    ;he =raing orce a6aila=le at the tire)to)road interace is the heel tor"ue di6ided =y the rolling

    radius o the tire/

    i the =raes are properly propotioned> is,

    ,

    a

    2

    D

    ,

    aW-W

    =F

    R

    rakeR

    27

    ==

    +

    /ad'

    +

    rrE:F

    r5F

    [ ] [ ]

    =

    +

    /1ad2

    /'

    '

    3oo%+er1eda-1eda-3r

    rE:

    d

    dF7).#.AF(F

    2

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    &+M+;+$# H!%+$# F'!CE,

    ;he limiting =raing orce o6er hich heel slide ill occur at each ront heel is,

    road-+&re

    F

    rake2

    )D

    W7W(

    =F F

    ;he limiting =raing orce o6er hich heel slide ill occur at each rear heel is,

    road-+&re

    R

    rake2

    )D

    W-W(

    =F R

    + the =raes are properly proportioned the =raing orce maimum is,

    2

    )D

    W-W(

    2

    )D

    W7W(

    =F road-+&re

    RF

    r 2maE

    +

    r-++o+r-+rfrake

    W=)W7W(=F maE

    2J

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    Section 4

    Suspension Design Considerations

    28

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    ENPE!+ME$;%& DE;E!M+$%;+'$ 'F ;9E S;!(C;(!%& +$;E#!+;*

    'F VE9+C&ES

    Vehicle stiness is an important parameter hich inluences ride "uality> handlingproperties> and 6ehicle aesthetics/

    Vehicle stiness determines the "uality o it o many eternal panels and the interaction o

    the surace panels as uniorm and asymmetric loads are applied/

    !oad noise transmission and dynamic response is inluenced =y the 6ehicle stiness/

    Vehicles typically are called upon to meet delection criteria in design/

    a- meeting delection criteria ill esta=lish designs that inherently meet stress related

    criteria/

    =- Chassis design ill re"uire the engineer assure that ey delection limits are imposedor critical locations on the chassis> rame and =ody/

    c- Vehicles modeled to meet crash standards may also meet delection standards in the

    design process/

    d- %ll measuresU delection> stress and yield> and impact must =e 6eriied in the designprocess/

    STI##NESS IS $EAS%RED IN A N%$BER O# $ODES.

    a- Torsiona" ri&gi&i!'is commonly used as measure o the o6erall stiness "uality/

    1/ Fundamentally this is a measure o the delection that occurs i all the loadere place on diagonally opposite tires o the 6ehicle/ %s delection occurs in

    this mode the "uality o it o the surace components on the =ody is altered/

    2/ ;orsion o the chassis also occurs due to the diering roll stiness o the rontand rear suspension systems/

    =- H(beamingis used to determine the leural stiness o the chassis/

    1/ =asically =ending a=out the rocer panels o the 6ehicle/2/ measured as leure along the longitudinal ais o the 6ehicle as a 6ertical

    load is applied at speciic locations along the longitudinal ais/

    / Vertical delection o the chassis is measured at critical points/4/ ;his mode may inluence glass =reaage and aect ride "uality/

    c- Co)" "oa&ingis the term used to deine the stiness as it might =e 6ieed =y theoperator/

    1/ ;his stiness criteria is esta=lished such that the operator does not percei6e

    ecessi6e delection o the steering column and related interior components/

    2I

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    d- Rear en& beamingis a term used to deine =ending due to the rame Lic)ups that

    are present in rear heel dri6e and dependent rear suspension 6ehicles/

    1/ ;his is measured ith the rame supported and eight added to the rearetremities o the 6ehicle at or near the rear =umper location/

    2/ ;he measure as to assure ade"uate stiness as the rame as shaped to

    allo clearance or rear ale mo6ement/

    % parameter that is commonly used to esta=lish the stiness is the re"uency o the system/

    Minimum 6alues are alays ar a=o6e those anticipated in the suspension or sprung

    and un)sprung natural re"uencies/

    ;his usually sets minimum 6alues at approimately 1 9Q hile most current

    designs ill eceed 20 9Q/

    &oad actors are the percentage o the maimum torsional rigidity the 6ehicle might see in

    ser6ice hich is the maimum diagonal moment/

    &oad Factor Determination/1/ !aise the 6ehicle and place the cali=rated ero reerenced scales under each

    heel/ Veriy the tires are properly inlated/

    2/ !ecord the eight at each heel location/

    / Determine the load actor =ya/ taing the sum o the eights on the let and right ront suspensions

    and multiplying the sum =y T the heel trac/

    =/ taing the sum o the eights on the let and right rear suspensions andmultiplying the sum =y T the heel trac/

    c/ taing the smaller o a and = and it is to =e called a load factor of one.d/ ;ypically to T load actor> incrementally applied> ill =e used to

    esta=lish the torsional rigidity or the chassis/

    0

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    ANA*YSIS o #RONT S%SPENSION *OADS

    +#OR DESIGN,

    &%;E!%& C'!$E!+$# @ +MP%C;

    &'$#+;(D+$%&

    H!%+$# @ +MP%C; VE!;+C%&

    S;%;+C @ +MP%C;

    H!%+$#, use 1)2 g =raing load-

    [ ]D;A@@:A#4CD;A@*5A54CD +=2

    2

    +

    =

    D

    a/

    D

    WD r3

    += D

    ,aW

    DWD r3

    here> h C/# 9eight &

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    &%;E!%& commonly considered as 2g load

    +=

    D,

    a,WD r

    2

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    $R%N ('(PEN("%N L%AD(

    %P #"E

    F&

    MPS% 0

    0=+ %FHD*** r'FFdF

    ( )Fr'Fd

    F*%FHD**

    += 1

    += -.-. '3a'r

    dF %

    FH*

    F9)&at 0

    F(C9@ FSH: F&C9: F&%; 0

    F&C9 F(C9 @ FSH) F&

    F9)&ong 0

    F(S: F&S@HF9 0 or HF9 F&S) F(S

    Pro5ected Steer %is .PS%-

    FSH

    d

    F&C9

    (pper Hall Woint to PS% .=-Scru= !adius .rs-

    &oer Hall Woint to PS% .c-

    F(S

    F&SHraing Force 9oriQontal .HF9-

    &ateral Force .F&%;-F(C9

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    $R%N ('(PEN("%N L%AD(

    ("DE #"E

    F(S

    F&S

    MH 0aF FH* =

    =

    aF FH*

    FN 0

    F(S: F&S @ HF9 0

    F&S F(S@ HF9

    += 1

    aF FHD*

    4

    hSH

    &H

    (H

    HF9

    a

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    $R%N ('(PEN("%N L%AD(

    REAR #"E

    M&H 0

    F(CVh tan @ F(C9h @ FSHe @ F&a : V .rs@ c- 0

    sinCCV FF =

    cosCCH

    FF =

    ( )

    ( )

    aFeF'rVF D*%C

    costansin ++

    =

    ( ) ( ) DC%FH

    DCH FF'

    a'r

    d

    F +

    += cos

    FV 0

    V : F&CV @ F(C 0

    F&CV V @ F(C sin

    F(C

    V

    F&C9

    FSH

    &H

    F(CV

    F(C9

    F&

    (H

    F&HV

    e h

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    SUMMARY

    += 1a

    F FHD*

    += -.-. '3

    a'r

    d

    F %

    FH*

    ( )

    ( )

    aFeF'rVF D*%C

    costansin ++

    =

    ( ) ( ) DC%FH

    DCH FF'

    a'r

    d

    F +

    += cos

    F&CV V @ F(C sin

    'PPER !%NR%L ARM

    F(FM

    F(&F

    F(C

    g F(S

    FEDR

    F(!9 F(C lu

    F(C

    7

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    M(FP 0

    F(C.- @ F(S .lu- : F(&!.@g- 0

    F(&! F(C.- @ F(S.lu- +n the direction o F(C @g

    F%N+S 0

    F(&F@ F(&! F(CF(&F F(C ) F(&!;o determine F(F9and F(!9the geometry and the understanding that all loads pass through (H

    can =e used,

    g3 lu F(!93 F(&!F(!9 F(&!.g-

    lu

    FEFH7 FERH= FE*F(F9 F(S: F(!9

    LOWER CONTROL ARM

    Spring orce and =ump stop orce need =e determined

    F&S

    i F&C

    5

    FH F&CV FSP l= ls F&C9

    ll

    J

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    LOGARITHMIC !CR!M!"T

    &ogarithmic decrement can =e used to eperimentally determine the amount o damping present in aree 6i=rating system/

    For damped 6i=ration the displacement .- is epressed as e"uation 1/

    7-1eX= +

    2+- Sin

    ;he logarithmic decrement is then deined as the natural log or the ratio o any to successi6e

    amplitudes as shon in e"uation 2/

    =

    2

    1ln

    ( )

    7)7+(-1e

    7+-1e=

    d1

    2)7+(-

    1

    2+-

    d1

    1

    Sin

    Sinln

    E"uation 2 can =e reduced to e"uation =ased on the act that the 6alue o the sines are e"ual or

    each period at t t1@d/

    e=e

    e= d

    d1

    1

    )7+(-

    +-

    lnln

    d=

    Since the damped period is

    2

    d

    -1

    2=

    e"uation can =e reduced to e"uation /

    2-1

    2=

    8

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    ;hereore the amplitude ratio or any to consecuti6e cycles is as shon in e"uation 7/

    e=

    2

    1

    +t can also =e sho that or n cycles the olloing relationship eists

    1=

    0ln