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An ATV Model for CarSim
Technical Paper
2018-01-0573
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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This paper presents the development of a CarSim model of an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) that can be used to predict the handling and stability characteristic of the vehicle. The inertia and suspension characteristics of a subject ATV are measured and a model of the ATV is built in CarSim based on the measurements. A simplified suspension model is developed to convert the suspension compliance measurements into parameters suitable to a CarSim model. Procedures used to apply vehicle mass, inertia and suspension kinematics data in CarSim are also shown. The model is evaluated using predictions of vehicle response during a constant radius circle test. The simulation results of the maneuver are compared with the field test results shown in a recent CPSC report on ATV’s. Similar cornering characteristics are found in both results. Modifications are made to the model to study how changes to the ATV affect performance. The model developed provides a sound baseline for more comprehensive ATV models that contain more accurate tire and damping models based on actual tire and shock absorber measurements.
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Jia, B., Guenther, D., Heydinger, G., Zagorski, S. et al., "An ATV Model for CarSim," SAE Technical Paper 2018-01-0573, 2018, https://doi.org/10.4271/2018-01-0573.Data Sets - Support Documents
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