Study Concerning the Effect of the Bushings' Deformability on the Static Behavior of the Rear Axle Guiding Linkages

Abstract:

In this paper, we attempt to study the influence of the bushings (compliant joints) on the static behavior of the guiding system used for the rear axle of the vehicles. In fact, we are interested to determine the difference in behavior between the compliant model (with bushings) and the rigid model (bushings modeled as spherical joints) of the axle guiding mechanism. The static model, in which the car body is attached to ground, is a constrained, multi-body spatial mechanical system, in which the bodies are connected through geometric constraints, compliant joints, and force elements. The external loading is made by vertical forces applied to the wheels, in stationary regime. The study is made for the general groups of guiding mechanisms, with M=1 and M=2 degrees of mobility, by using the MBS (Multi-Body Systems) environment ADAMS of MSC Software.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 245)
• Pages: 132-137
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.245.132
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Vlad Totu, Cătălin Alexandru
• Keywords: Multi-Body System, Rear Axle, Static Model, Suspension Mechanism

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