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C.G. Vossou, D.V. Koulocheris, C.G. Provatidis, Th.N. Costopoulos, "Design and Optimization of a Control Link of a Vehicle Suspension System", in , (Editors), "Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 54, 2014. doi:10.4203/ccp.105.54

Keywords: control link, CAD, CAE, finite elements, material properties, optimization.

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The purpose of a control link in the suspension system of a vehicle is to control the movement of the wheel without supporting the vehicle's weight. In the present paper, a commercial control link has been designed in Solidworks ® CAD software and its performance has been evaluated through static, modal and dynamic analysis in the Ansys Workbench ® CAE software. Additionally, optimization and design analysis tools, available in Ansys software, have been used in order investigate the robustness of the design and the material characteristics of this particular control link. More specifically the influence of its thickness along with different topologies and diameters of the holes that exist on its main body have been investigated in terms of achieving a more robust design. Finally, different material properties have been tested in the initial design in order to investigate the effect of different stiffness moduli to the static and the modal behaviour of the component.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 105 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENGINEERING COMPUTATIONAL TECHNOLOGY Edited by: Paper 54 Design and Optimization of a Control Link of a Vehicle Suspension System C.G. Vossou, D.V. Koulocheris, C.G. Provatidis and Th.N. Costopoulos School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece doi:10.4203/ccp.105.54 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper C.G. Vossou, D.V. Koulocheris, C.G. Provatidis, Th.N. Costopoulos, "Design and Optimization of a Control Link of a Vehicle Suspension System", in , (Editors), "Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 54, 2014. doi:10.4203/ccp.105.54 Keywords: control link, CAD, CAE, finite elements, material properties, optimization. Summary The purpose of a control link in the suspension system of a vehicle is to control the movement of the wheel without supporting the vehicle's weight. In the present paper, a commercial control link has been designed in Solidworks ® CAD software and its performance has been evaluated through static, modal and dynamic analysis in the Ansys Workbench ® CAE software. Additionally, optimization and design analysis tools, available in Ansys software, have been used in order investigate the robustness of the design and the material characteristics of this particular control link. More specifically the influence of its thickness along with different topologies and diameters of the holes that exist on its main body have been investigated in terms of achieving a more robust design. Finally, different material properties have been tested in the initial design in order to investigate the effect of different stiffness moduli to the static and the modal behaviour of the component. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £20) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £45 +P&P)
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