Fundamentals of Vehicle Suspension Design
The design and development of vehicle suspensions significantly influences vehicle handling and ride comfort. Suspension system design excellence follows the basic laws of physics using design synthesis techniques, a methodical process for suspension geometry development. Suspension geometry is the foundation of vehicle performance from which high-confidence suspension components and tunings can be developed.
Suspension component design continues to move toward mass and cost efficient designs with high levels of stiffness being essential to achieving design requirements. Mass, cost and stiffness are expected to become increasingly important with higher fuel economy requirements, alternative energy sources and the move to autonomous vehicles. This course emphasizes the basic tenets of suspension design enabling strategically important product trends.
What Will You Learn
- Discuss the basic attributes of suspension design
- Evaluate various suspension types, identifying advantages and tradeoffs
- Convey an understanding of vehicle level boundary conditions for suspension geometry
- Analyze suspension designs and how they affect vehicle performance
- Assess the basics of ground lines and tire envelopes on vehicle design
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