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Therearetwosortsofdesignneededtodo.
1)Geometry
2)StiffnessandMotionrationcalculations
Forgeometry,
Therearedifferentapproachesyoucantakedependinguponwhatareyourrequirements.
forexample,forOffroadyouwillgoforhigherGroundClearance.forOnroadyouwillgo
forcompactness.But,Doublewishbonesarenotgenerallyusedforlowcostonroadcars,
sowewillconcentrateonOffRoadonly.
makea2DsketchofgeometryinanyCADsoftwareofyourchoice(IpreferSolidworks).
musthavethings:
1)Wheelbaseandchassisdimensions
2)Knuckledimensions
3)SpringDimensions
4)Springstiffness
5)Maximumpermitablebumptravelanddrooptravel.
Factorsthatyouwillhavetocalculateanddecide.
1)Rollcenterheight.
2)Cambervariationcurve(wrttowheeltravel)
3)CalculatetheRollrate(rad/g)
4)Trytogetcamberanglevalueequaltorollangleatthatinstantforbetterhandling.
5)Validatedesignbysimulationorhandcalculations.
ThenyougoforSpringCalculations:
Generally,therearethreeapproachestostiffnessdesign
1)Springtravelconstraintmaneuverability
2)Transmissibilityconstraintcomfort
3)Naturalfrequencyrange2to3Hzconstraintcomfort
allshouldbesatisfieduptoalevelforagoodperformance.
Youcanfindformulationsfortheseinbook,FundamentalsofVehicleDynamicsby
ThomasDGillespie.
Thencomesstressanalysisandinterferencecheckbetweencomponentsforthefulltravel
aswellasforturns(frontwheels)

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FirstofalldecideyourtrackwidththenstartsketchingouruseMBDsoftware.Thendecide
theamountoftravel,cambergain,toegain.
MakesurethatyoursuspensionarmsandtierodIChavesynchronizedmotion.
Makesureyourrollcentredosen'tmigratemuchandyouhaveashortmomentarm.
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Justmakesureyouareworkingwithsteeringdepartmentwhiledesignyourgeometryelse
youwillsurelyendupinbigtrouble.

Thesearejustthebasicstogetyoustatedwith.
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RahulSanmugan,Bajasuspensionhead
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someoftheparametersrequiredtostartdesigningare
1.wheelbase
2.C.G.
3.trackwidth.
andonceyouhavethoseparameters,youwillhavetochoosetheHardpointsfortheball
jointsforupper,lowerwishboneandsteering.
tochoosethosehardpoints,thecasterangleandkingpinaxisshouldbeknown.
Maximumforceactinginthetyreshouldbeknown.
afterthatstartdesigningthekinematiclinkagetoknowtheotherparameters.
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RohitRanjan,www.facebook.com/bajatutor
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Todesignadoublewishbonesuspensionyouhavetoconsideritasafourbarmechanism.
Consideronesidefixedi.eattachedwithrollcage.Theothertwoadjacentside(adjacentto
fixedside)istwoarmsofwishbone.Andtheoppositesideisyourwheel.
Thendecidewhatshouldbeyourjounceandbouncei.emovementofsuspensionorwheel.
Thencreatecamberangleandanalysehowmuchcamberiscreatedduringthemovement
ofsuspension.
YoushouldanalysethestrengthofAarminfeasoftwareslikeAnsysorAbaqus.
Pointsthatshouldbetakencareof
Propermovementofwheelside.
Camberangleshouldnotexceed+7degree.
Toeangleshouldbearound+/5degree
Castershouldbemaintainwellwithinthelimit(+/12).
Motionratio(whereshouldshockerbemounted).
Whilesteeringchangeincambershouldalsobeconsidered.
Bumpsteershouldbeconsidered.
Propertractionofwheelwiththesurfaceduringthewheelmovement.

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Youcanalsousesoftwarelikeadamscarandlotussuspension.Thesesoftwareswillgive
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