Dynamic Analysis and Optimization of Electric All-Terrain Vehicle
2022-01-1114
03/29/2022
- Event
- Content
- A Vehicle Dynamics Analysis of an electric All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) was conducted and has been presented in the following paper. Having analyzed the performance and understood the reasons behind the shortcomings, solutions to optimize the vehicle design were implemented. These optimizations were tested and results were compared with the pre-existing model and planned to be validated by conducting physical trials on the actual model. The tests were conducted on a Multi-Body Dynamics tool: MSC Adams Software and results obtained from the tests have been put forth in theoretical as well as graphical manner to get a clearer view. This research involved a thorough study of Lateral and Longitudinal Dynamics of the ATV. Trends in dynamic parameters like the ride quality, pitch response, roll stability, yaw response, camber gain and other important parameters of the vehicle were studied and its correlation with the feedback obtained from the driver was established. Key features of the vehicle that influence these parameters were defined. These key features were then optimized to improve the ride comfort, handling behavior and overall stability of the vehicle. The test results of simulated runs are backed by the strong analytical and mathematical derivations which have been mentioned in depth in the following paper. The research was concluded with an overall optimization of the vehicle in the fields studied.
- Citation
- Shetty, K., Mache, A., Joshi, A., Kulkarni, M. et al., "Dynamic Analysis and Optimization of Electric All-Terrain Vehicle ," SAE Technical Paper 2022-01-1114, 2022, .