Increasing frame torsional stiffness of off-road vehicle will lead to the decrease of body torsional deformation, but the increase of torsional loads of frame and suspension system and the decrease of wheel adhesive w...Increasing frame torsional stiffness of off-road vehicle will lead to the decrease of body torsional deformation, but the increase of torsional loads of frame and suspension system and the decrease of wheel adhesive weight. In severe case, a certain wheel will be out of contact with road surface. Appropriate matching of body, frame and suspension torsional stiffnesses is a difficult problem for off-road vehicle design. In this paper, these theoretically analytic models of the entire vehicle, body, frame and suspension torsional stiffness are constructed based on the geometry and mechanism of a light off-road vehicle＇s body, frame and suspension. The body and frame torsional stiffnesses can be calculated by applying body CAE method, meanwhile the suspension＇s rolling angle stiffness can be obtained by the bench test of the suspension＇s elastic elements. Through fixing the entire vehicle, using sole timber to raise wheels to simulate the road impact on a certain wheel, the entire vehicle torsional stiffness can be calculated on the geometric relation and loads of testing. Finally some appropriate matching principles of the body, frame and suspension torsional stiffness are summarized according to the test and analysis results. The conclusion can reveal the significance of the suspension torsional stiffness on off-road vehicle＇s torsion-absorbing capability. The results could serve as a reference for the design of other off-road vehicles.展开更多
Using CAE tools based on nonlinear finite element methods, full-frontalcollision dynamic simulation and analysis of a sedan car body with 3D tubular load bearing frame aretentatively carried out. Time histories of the...Using CAE tools based on nonlinear finite element methods, full-frontalcollision dynamic simulation and analysis of a sedan car body with 3D tubular load bearing frame aretentatively carried out. Time histories of the main collisional parameters are presented,improvements of the frame are partially made according to simulation results. Collisional simulationof the tubular frame alone indicates that, such new type of bodywork for sedan car is of goodpotentialities to meet the collision safety regulations.展开更多
文摘Increasing frame torsional stiffness of off-road vehicle will lead to the decrease of body torsional deformation, but the increase of torsional loads of frame and suspension system and the decrease of wheel adhesive weight. In severe case, a certain wheel will be out of contact with road surface. Appropriate matching of body, frame and suspension torsional stiffnesses is a difficult problem for off-road vehicle design. In this paper, these theoretically analytic models of the entire vehicle, body, frame and suspension torsional stiffness are constructed based on the geometry and mechanism of a light off-road vehicle＇s body, frame and suspension. The body and frame torsional stiffnesses can be calculated by applying body CAE method, meanwhile the suspension＇s rolling angle stiffness can be obtained by the bench test of the suspension＇s elastic elements. Through fixing the entire vehicle, using sole timber to raise wheels to simulate the road impact on a certain wheel, the entire vehicle torsional stiffness can be calculated on the geometric relation and loads of testing. Finally some appropriate matching principles of the body, frame and suspension torsional stiffness are summarized according to the test and analysis results. The conclusion can reveal the significance of the suspension torsional stiffness on off-road vehicle＇s torsion-absorbing capability. The results could serve as a reference for the design of other off-road vehicles.
基金This project is supported by Provincial Science Foundation of Guangdong, China (No.990574).
文摘Using CAE tools based on nonlinear finite element methods, full-frontalcollision dynamic simulation and analysis of a sedan car body with 3D tubular load bearing frame aretentatively carried out. Time histories of the main collisional parameters are presented,improvements of the frame are partially made according to simulation results. Collisional simulationof the tubular frame alone indicates that, such new type of bodywork for sedan car is of goodpotentialities to meet the collision safety regulations.
