Full Vehicle Handling Prediction and Correlation

Abstract:

Accurate full vehicle handling prediction can be used to evaluate the vehicle dynamic performance. This paper presents the prediction and correlation of full vehicle handling with ADAMS/Car. After building the initial model, major flexible component, steering friction and damping was introduced to optimize the model that makes the model much more accurate. The model will be used to run four major vehicle handling events; the predicted results are compared with measured data. The correlation includes time history of steering wheel angle, steering torque, lateral acceleration, side slip angle, roll, yaw etc. It also includes the derivates such as understeer gradients, steering gradients, side slip gradients, roll gradients etc. It is shown that good correlations are obtained in handling;

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 945-949)
• Pages: 53-60
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.945-949.53
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Xiao Long Zhang*, Rong Guo
• Keywords: Application of ADAMS, Chassis Kinematic and Compliance, Handling Analysis, Simulation Correlation

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