Multibody System Software Used for Research of Car Suspension System Dynamics

Abstract:

The paper presents results of investigation of car suspension system dynamics. In this research the multibody (Multi Body System - MBS) system software MSC.Adams was used. ADAMS software (MSC.Software) is a commercial software to build a multibody structural models. Modular design allows for the usage of applications with different focuses, such as rail, aviation and motor vehicles. Models with a large number of freedom degrees of the components are built with mass concentrated on the assumption that the system is composed of a rigid (or deformable) bodies combined in a specific way (connection spherical, sliding, rotary), moving under the action of the forces and moments of different types (concentrated or distributed forces, the forces of contact). The complex multibody systems are automatically generated by the Lagrange equations of motion of the second kind in absolute coordinates. Integral procedures used to solve the differential-algebraic equations include multistep algorithms with variable row and a variable-and fixed-step and one-step algorithms. The Adams/Car module enables building and simulation-based examination of individual car subsystems such as, for instance, the suspension, steering or driving system as well as their combinations forming a complete car. The programme contains an extensive library of structural solutions applied in cars. The geometry and relationship data of individual components are stored in libraries, and software operation on a standard user level can be brought down to defining positions of constraints in space. The software is compatible with various CAD programmes, thus enabling import of elements created in other applications. The study was conducted for the vehicle model of Fiat Seicento. The examined system of the complete vehicle consists of 49 kinematic degrees of freedom. The article examined the impact of chosen parameters on vehicle vibration in an Adams Car Ride. Used in simulation Adams/Car /Ride module allows to test vehicle dynamics forcing the position of the plate of test stand . Virtual model of the vehicle is set on four servo-motors. They can control any excitation combination of individual actuators (dispalcement and amplitude, phase between extortion, etc.) and determine all kinds of vibration (vertical, lateral, angular). The study was conducted for selected parameters of the test rig.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1036)
• Pages: 794-799
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1036.794
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Łukasz Konieczny*, Rafał Burdzik, Piotr Folęga
• Keywords: ADAMS/Car.Ride, Car Suspension, Multi Body System, Test Rig, Vibration

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