STATIC ANALYSIS OF AUTOMOBILE ACTIVE DAMPING SYSTEMS

Vehicle suspension systems have been extensively explored in the past decades, contributing to ride comfort, handling and safety improvements. The new generation of power train and propulsion systems, as a new trend in modern vehicles, poses significant ch allenges to suspension system design. The development of new - generation suspension systems necessitates advanced suspension components, such as springs and dampers. In the present paper the importance of shock absorber in automobile design and various vibr ation theories are studied. In this 3D model of the suspension is to be designed using Pro - Engineer Wildfire Version 5 and static analysis of the shock absorber is to be carried out using FEA package. Various structural parameters are to be found by applyi ng a force on suspension and analyzed and then verified for structural stability. Finally an active suspension is designed by making modifications and the method to improve the handling of the vehicle is discussed.