Ride dynamic evaluations and design optimisation of a torsio-elastic off-road vehicle suspension

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1455-1476

  Pazooki, Alireza ^a   Cao, Dongpu ^b   Rakheja, Subhash ^a   Boileau, Paul Émile ^c  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE ROBERT SAUVÉ EN SANTÉ ET EN SÉCURITÉ DU TRAVAIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

design optimisation; field vibration exposure assessments; forestry skidder ride vibration; off road vehicle ride; sensitivity analysis; torsio elastic suspension

Indexed keywords

DESIGN OPTIMISATION; DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; DYNAMIC EVALUATION; FIELD EVALUATION; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FIELD VIBRATION EXPOSURE ASSESSMENTS; FORWARD SPEED; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; RIDE PERFORMANCE; RMS ACCELERATIONS; SUSPENSION PARAMETERS; TORSIO-ELASTIC SUSPENSION; VERTICAL ACCELERATIONS;

ACCELERATION; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; AUTOMOBILE SUSPENSIONS; AXLES; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; OFF ROAD VEHICLES; OPTIMIZATION; ROADS AND STREETS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIDDING; TIMBER; VEHICLES; VIBRATION ANALYSIS; WHEELS; WIND EFFECTS;

SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS);

ACCELERATION; AUTOMOBILES; AXLES; DESIGN; FORESTRY; FORESTS; MANUFACTURE; OPTIMIZATION; ROADS; SKIDDING; VEHICLES; VIBRATION ANALYSIS; WHEELS; WIND;

EID: 79960799404     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: 17445159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00423114.2010.516833     Document Type: Article

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