Suspension design feasibility study of light commercial vehicle in Adams car

In the present era of advancement in science and technology, computer aided engineering plays a pivotal role in automotive industry. Now complete vehicle can be modeled and simulated for various road conditions. Results have been obtained with high degree of accuracy for the same. There had been very good correlation with the real time test data and simulated results. On some occasions simulation results had a better accuracy while compared to the real test data. This boosted the confidence of industry and now, more and more tests are performed with the help of CAE. Following the same trend in this project a complete multibody model for a small passenger taxi car was developed in Adams/car prior to building the real prototype. The modeling was done in accordance with the dimensions obtained from CAD model. This ensured model was well with in design parameters. After completion of the model, it was first evaluated at subsystem level extensively to see the design conformity and eliminate any observed variation. Parallel and opposite wheel travel analysis was performed to simulate bump, rebound and roll condition. After that full vehicle simulations were performed to assess straight line stability, lane change performance and cornering behavior. All the results and outputs were discussed in detail with the possibility of future application and works.