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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-A.2016.40.3.317

A Study on Suspension Optimization of the Korean Personal Rapid Transit Vehicle  

Kim, Hyun Tae (Dept. of Rolling Stock System, Seoul Nat'l Univ. of Science and Technology)
Kim, Jun Woo (Dept. of Rolling Stock System, Seoul Nat'l Univ. of Science and Technology)
Cho, Jeong Gil (Dept. of Rolling Stock System, Seoul Nat'l Univ. of Science and Technology)
Koo, Jeong Seo (Dept. of Rolling Stock System, Seoul Nat'l Univ. of Science and Technology)
Kang, Seokwon (On-Demand Transit Research Team, Korea Railroad Research Institute)
Jeong, Raggyo (On-Demand Transit Research Team, Korea Railroad Research Institute)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A / v.40, no.3, 2016 , pp. 317-326 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, running stability and ride quality analyses, applying the 'ISO 3888 (double lane change)' and 'ISO 2631-1' (mechanical vibration and shock) tests, were performed for the suspension optimization of the Korean personal rapid transit (PRT) vehicle. The suspension optimization results for running stability and ride quality were derived by applying the multiresponse surface method. From the comparisons of the optimization results for different ratios of the objective functions of running stability and ride quality, we derived the best objective function ratio of 3.9-to-6.1 to improve both the running stability and the ride quality. With the optimized results, the suspension stiffness became 30.68 N/mm, between the value of the $S_2$ and $S_3$ models, and the damping coefficient equaled that of the $D_1$ model. When compared with the suspension of the current PRT vehicle, the roll angle, yaw rate, sideslip angle, and ride comfort were improved by 0.37, 0.37, 2.8, and 5, respectively.
Keywords
Personal Rapid Transit; Running Stability; Ride Quality; Optimization; Suspension;
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