Twist beam development at an early design stage: Effect of suspension and body characteristics on rear suspension durability

• Guilherme Carneiro ^[2] ; Marco Tulio Anjos ^[2] ; Ernani Sales Palma ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

     Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

     Brasil

     
  2. [2] Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
• Localización: Mechanics based design of structures and machines, ISSN 1539-7734, Vol. 51, Nº. 1, 2023, págs. 400-417
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The benefits of employing the virtual simulation tools tend to be amplified when applied at the initial stages of the project. In order to predict the loads acting on a component, a load generation methodology is used.

    The suspension loads generated depend on a series of suspension and body characteristics. These characteristics are refined to suit ride, handling and fuel consumption targets. The focus of the present study is to evaluate the effects of these variations on the rear suspension durability using load generation DOE and Fatigue analyses. Through this understanding, an initial virtual prototype can be idealized.