UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN MEKANIKAL

PROGRAMME:

BACHELOR (Hons) MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

COURSE:

MEC531 Mechanical Engineering Design I

SEMESTER:

Session 1 2015/2016

LECTURER:

RAZALI HASSAN

DATE:

16/11/2015

Assignment 1:

SUSPENSION SYSTEM DESIGN

Prepared by:
UiTM ID: 14820
Razali Hassan

SHAH ALAM SELANGOR - MALAYSIA

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
1. Introduction and input data...

2. Free Body Diagram ...

3. Calculation For The Smallest Safe Shaft Diameter ..........................................

4. Pipe For Lower Arm

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5. Calculation For Safe Bracket

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6. Calculation of Suitable Pin Size .....

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1.

INTRODUCTION AND INPUT DATA

Assignment No 1: Suspension Design

The Figure 1 shows the dimensions of the double wishbone suspension system; where
the length of the components are shown in the drawing. For the wishbone design we
need a material that combines several properties such as the stiffness, toughness and
the ductility. The wheel size is about 305 mm, and friction between tyre or road is about
0.4.

The Attachment 1- Dual Phase Steels are recommended material for design

suspension components. The Attachment 2 Standard Pipe Wall Thickness for

ASTM Code. With the assumption that the radial load acting on the wheel shaft is
about 50 kN and the suspension absorber will move with the angle between 33 o to 36o,
please,
1. Determine the free body diagram and all necessary moment and torque diagrams for
the system.
2. Determine the safe wheel shaft size for support 50 kN load.
3. Select the suitable size of lower arm based on providing standard & code pipe
schedule.
4. Calculate the dimensions of the pin for the joint between bracket and lower arm.

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Figure 1: Double Wishbone Suspension

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50 kN

2.

FREE BODY DIAGRAM

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3.

CALCULATION

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Mechanical Engineering Design, Ch. R. Mischke, J. Edward Shigley, McGraw-Hill, 7th

edition, 2004.

[2]

Fundamentals of Machine Elements, B. J. Hamrock, B. Jacobson, S. R. Scmid, McgrawHill, 1999

[3]

Design of Machine Elements and Machines by Jack A. Collins, George H. Staab, Henry
R. Busby, John Wiley & Sons, 2002

[4] Machine Design: An Integrated Approach by Robert L. Norton, Robert L Norton, Prentice
Hall, 2nd edition, 2000
[5] Machine Elements in Mechanical Design by Robert L. Mott, Prentice Hall, 3rd edition, 1998

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