Optimization of vehicle ride characteristics by means of box's method

Spentzas, CN

dc.contributor.author	Spentzas, CN	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:09:29Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:09:29Z
dc.date.issued	1993	en
dc.identifier.issn	0143-3369	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/11027
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dc.subject	BOX ALGORITHM	en
dc.subject	OPTIMIZATION	en
dc.subject	RIDE CHARACTERISTICS	en
dc.subject	VEHICLE SUSPENSION	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Mechanical	en
dc.subject.classification	Transportation Science & Technology	en
dc.subject.other	Acceleration	en
dc.subject.other	Algorithms	en
dc.subject.other	Damping	en
dc.subject.other	Degrees of freedom (mechanics)	en
dc.subject.other	Dynamic loads	en
dc.subject.other	Elasticity	en
dc.subject.other	Mathematical models	en
dc.subject.other	Optimization	en
dc.subject.other	Vehicle springs	en
dc.subject.other	Vehicle suspensions	en
dc.subject.other	Box method	en
dc.subject.other	Damper	en
dc.subject.other	Rotational acceleration	en
dc.subject.other	Vertical acceleration	en
dc.subject.other	Riding qualities	en
dc.title	Optimization of vehicle ride characteristics by means of box's method	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1993	en
heal.abstract	Box's method is used to determine the elastic and damping characteristics of a vehicle suspension that optimize the ride properties of a car. A seven degrees of freedom vehicle model is used. By this method, it is possible to consider springs and dampers with non-linear characteristics. An objective function that takes into consideration vertical and rotational accelerations of the vehicle was used, permitting the optimization of ride characteristics. Also, by adding a term in the objective function related to the dynamic tyre load variation, we can simultaneously optimize the handling behaviour of the vehicle. Moreover, constraints were used in order to limit all the important design parameters of the problem (the suspension working space, the elastic characteristics of the springs and damping characteristics of the dampers) to acceptable values from the engineering point of view. The method is illustrated by a numerical example.	en
heal.publisher	Publ by Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, Geneva Aeroport 15, Switzerland	en
heal.journalName	International Journal of Vehicle Design	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1993NG32000009	en
dc.identifier.volume	14	en
dc.identifier.issue	5-6	en
dc.identifier.spage	539	en
dc.identifier.epage	551	en