Design Considerations for Automobile Chassis for Prevention of Rolling over of a Vehicle

Abstract:

The first part of this paper deals with the structural analysis of automobile frame and design modification to reduce weight of the chassis, the second part is the study of rolling over effect and the multiple axle drives with active bogies for chassis levelling and the final part is the implementation of the active bogies and multiple axle drives for the prevention of rolling over. A method has been suggested to overcome the rolling over by design modification of the chassis. Active weights are used in order to prevent the rolling over of a vehicle.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 612)
• Pages: 41-49
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.612.41
• Online since: August 2014
• Authors: Jatin Rajpal, Sandeep G Thorat*, Basavaraj S Kothavale, Swapnil S Hatwalane
• Keywords: Active Bogies, Rolling over, Toppling, Weight Reduction

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