The Study of Simulation and Optimization on Car Ride Comfort

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Based on the ADMAS software environment, the study designed a simulation model of the whole car virtual prototype for a certain type of car; then random road was created, and the movements and forces of the car in different working conditions were simulated; the originally designed type of car was simulated for its ride comfort evaluation. Then through the analysis of sensitivity, the important factors influencing the whole car ride comfort were found. In order to improve the whole car ride comfort, the suspension spring stiffness and shock-absorbing damper of the original design were optimized, which effectively improved the riding comfort of this type of car. The paper aims at improving the designing method of car ride comfort.

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