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Design, Analysis, Simulation and Validation of Automobile Suspension System Using Drive-Shaft as a Suspension Link
- Shubham Ramchandra Nehe - College of Engineering Pune ,
- Ashay Ghogare - College of Engineering Pune ,
- Shubham Vatsa - College of Engineering Pune ,
- Lokesh Tekade - College of Engineering Pune ,
- Shantanu Thakare - College of Engineering Pune ,
- Prajakta Yadav - College of Engineering Pune ,
- Pranav Shool - College of Engineering Pune ,
- Pratik Wankhade - College of Engineering Pune ,
- Vivekanand Dhakane - College of Engineering Pune ,
- Satish Charjan - College of Engineering Pune
Journal Article
06-11-02-0011
ISSN: 1946-3995, e-ISSN: 1946-4002
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Citation:
Nehe, S., Ghogare, A., Vatsa, S., Tekade, L. et al., "Design, Analysis, Simulation and Validation of Automobile Suspension System Using Drive-Shaft as a Suspension Link," SAE Int. J. Passeng. Cars - Mech. Syst. 11(2):129-138, 2018, https://doi.org/10.4271/06-11-02-0011.
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English
Abstract:
With increasing demands for higher performance along with lower vehicle emissions, lightweight vehicle system construction is key to meet such demands. Suspension and transmission assemblies being the key areas for weight-reduction, we have designed a revolutionary new type of suspension system which combines the suspension links with the powertrain assembly and thus completely eliminates one suspension member. Less weight means lower fuel-consumption with improved passenger-comfort and road-holding due to reduction in unsprung mass. Elimination of a suspension link reduces the overall cost of material, machining & fabrication making our design cost-effective than existing setups. This article deals with the design and implementation of of our concept. A working prototype is also constructed and tested which completely validates our design. Our design has major benefits of ultralight-weight construction with reduced space requirement and component-count and improved serviceability.