• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제7권8호
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• pp.262-271
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• 1999

To design suspension system and estimate its durability , the loading history of each suspension part exposed to various operation conditions should be known from either measurement or computations. Based on these results, stress analysis is carried out to obtain the optimal shape and to reduce the production cost through the proper selection of manufacturing process. In this paper, first the measurement of 3-directional accelerations of wheel center using an accelerometer are undertaken from a vehicle running on Belgian road. Then the data measured from experiments are pre-processed with filtering . Based on the pre-processed data the methodology for determining the dynamic loading to each suspension part is developed by simply modeling the suspension system with ADAMS software. Eventually , it is expected that dynamic loadings can be used for the dynamic stress and fatigue analyses.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2003년도 ICCAS
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• pp.282-285
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• 2003

Two criteria of good vehicle suspension performance are typically their ability to provide good road handling and increased passenger comfort. So far, The existing active vehicle suspension uses pneumatic and hydraulic actuators that enhance road handling and passenger comfort. But these kinds of actuators have nonlinear characteristic less than an electromagnetic motor. In this research, we are trying to examine the feasibility and the experiment of an active vehicle suspension using electromagnetic motor in order to enhance the ride quality because existing active vehicle suspension using active power sources such as compressors, hydraulic pumps has nonlinear characteristic. Active vehicle suspension using electromagnetic motor will have the ability to behave differently on smooth and rough roads. The desired response should be soft in order to enhance ride comfort, but when the road surface is too rough the suspension should stiffen up to avoid hitting its limits.

• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.745-752
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• 2007

In this study, the effects of flexible bodies in vehicle suspension components were investigated to enhance the accuracy of multibody dynamic simulation results. Front and rear suspension components were investigated. Subframes, a stabilizer bar, a tie rod, a front lower control arm, a front knuckle, and front struts were selected. Reverse engineering techniques were used to construct a virtual vehicle model. Hard points and inertia data of the components were measured with surface scanning equipment. The mechanical characteristics of bushings and dampers were obtained from experiments. Reaction forces calculated from the multibody dynamics simulations were compared with test results at the ball joint of the lower control arm in both time-history and range-pair counting plots. Simulation results showed that the flexibility of the strut component had considerable influence on the lateral reaction force. Among the suspension components, the flexibility of the sub-frame, steering knuckle and upper strut resulted in better correlations with test results while the other flexible bodies could be neglected.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.109-118
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• 2005

A functional suspension model is proposed as a kinematic describing function of the suspension that represents the relative wheel displacement in polynomial form in terms of the vertical displacement of the wheel center and steering rack displacement. The relative velocity and acceleration of the wheel is represented in terms of first and second derivatives of the kinematic describing function. The system equations of motion for the full vehicle dynamic model are systematically derived by using velocity transformation method of multi-body dynamics. The comparison of field test results and simulation results of the ADAMS/Car demonstrates the validity of the proposed functional suspension modeling method. This model is suitable for real-time vehicle dynamics analysis.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제12권11호
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• pp.4751-4755
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• 2011

본 연구는 자동차용 시트 Back frame 내부에 설치하여 탑승자의 등부분을 지지하며 편안한 승차감을 제공하는 시트용 서스펜션 시스템에 대한 연구이다. 운전자의 등 전체를 고르게 지지하는 구조로 설계하고 시트 백 프레임과 플라스틱 서스펜션의 조립을 효과적으로 할 수 있는 구조로 개발 하고자 한다. 서스펜션 단품은 운전자의 체압 분포를 고려하여 설계하고 시뮬레이션 해석에 있어서는 실제 모델과 같은 크기를 가지고 하였다. 플라스틱 서스펜션의 해석결과가 실제 측정값에 근접함을 확인하였으며 기존 Wire Type에 비해 양호한 체압분포를 얻을 수 있었다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.166-173
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• 2013

An aluminum suspension corner module is widely used in high class passenger cars to reduce vehicle weight and improve fuel economy. According to the change of material and suspension type, the evaluation of the static strength and failure mode of the corner module is important. In this study, static strength and failure mode analysis of aluminium multi-link suspension corner module is presented. Static strength test system is designed and static failure mode tests of the corner module are carried out in longitudinal, lateral, and vertical direction. From the resuls of the tests we found that the failure modes are different compare to those of the steel corner module. The static failure modes and load-displacement curves of this study will be used as a guidance in design of a passenger car aluminium multi-link suspension corner module.

• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.235-242
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• 2005

This study introduces the Reliability-Based Design Optimization (RBDO) to enhance the kinematic and compliance (K & C) characteristics of automotive suspension system. In previous studies, the deterministic optimization has been performed to enhance the K & C characteristics. Unfortunately, uncertainties in the real world have not been considered in the deterministic optimization. In the design of suspension system, design variables with the uncertainties, such as the bushing stiffness, have a great influence on the variation of the suspension performances. There is a need to quantify these uncertainties and to apply the RBDO to obtain the design, satisfying the target reliability level. In this research, design variables including uncertainties are dealt as random variables and reliability of the suspension performances, which are related the K & C characteristics, are quantified and the RBDO is performed. The RBD-optimum is compared with the deterministic optimum to verify the enhancement in reliability. Thus, the reliability of the suspension performances is estimated and the RBD-optimum, satisfying the target reliability level, is determined.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.186-197
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• 1998

An analysis of handling performance including the compliance effects is performed. Using the primitive design data of suspension systems, a kinematic model and the three kinds of compliance models are developed. The wheel alignments curves are obtained with the multibody dynamic analysis program ADAMS. The compliance effects of each model are discussed. Since the proposed analysis only requires the raw design data, the better prediction of wheel behaviors is possible in suspension design stage.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 1995년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.513-517
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• 1995

In this paper, a relation of matrix Q in cost function to distances between the closed-loop and open-loop poles of a multi input controllable systems is studied. Futhmore, the state feedback gain with exact desired eigenvalues in the LQR is computed. The proposed scheme is applied to designing automotive active suspension control system for a half-car model and its performance is compared with the existing LQR control system design methodology.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.1091-1097
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• 2011

본 논문은 자동차용 시트의 내부에 설치되어 탑승자의 등 부위를 지지하여 편안한 승차감을 제공하는 자동차용 시트의 플라스틱 서스펜션 어셈블리 개발에 관한 것이다. 운전자의 허리를 균등하게 지지하여 주는 구조를 갖도록 설계하고 시트 백 프레임과 플라스틱 서스펜션이 원활하게 조합될 수 있는 구조로 개발하고자 한다. 체압 분포 특성을 고려하여 서스펜션의 단품을 설계하고 기능성을 평가하였다. 또한 실제와 동일한 사이즈의 서스펜션을 모델링하고 구조해석을 수행하였다. 기존 스프링 서스펜션과 새로 개발된 플라스틱 서스펜션의 해석결과 및 실제 측정값이 유사함을 확인하고 최적의 해석 및 설계를 확립하였다.