Towards Automatic Suspension Geometry Generation: Kinematic Characterization of a MacPherson Strut Suspension

摘要

Towards the development of an automotive suspension design toolkit,we present the kinematics of a MacPherson strut suspension characterized in the context of a kinematic velocity vector(KVV).This KVV concisely tracks changes in the front and side view virtual swing arms,as well as the kinematic ride steer behavior.Results are presented that shown that the KVV is an appropriate way to characterize the kinematics of a linkage,leading to its application in the automation of suspension geometry generation.