Design and Development of a New Suspension （设计和开发一个新的悬架）.pdfVIP

Design and Development of a New Suspension System for the Caterham SV-R Presented by: Jay O’Connell, Multimatic Vehicle Engineering Manager Vehicle Engineering Multimatic has engineered a number of complete vehicle and chassis systems for both niche road car and race applications OEM Sports Car #1 OEM Sports Car #2 Viper Competition Coupe Panoz LM-GT Lola B2K/40 Multimatic Ford Focus Daytona Prototype Caterham SV Suspension Overview Presentation Overview • Project Scope • Project Targets • Suspension Design • Measurement and Modeling of Existing Vehicle • New Suspension Target Setting and Optimisation • Kinematic Analysis • New Design Modeling and Detail Component Design • Suspension Development • Initial Suspension Set-Up Calculations • Dynamic Analysis including virtual 4 post rig • Prototype Assembly • Rig Testing: K+C and 4-Post Rig Tests • Road Evaluation • Track testing • Results and Conclusions Caterham SV Suspension Project Scope Project Scope • Caterham Cars Ltd. commissioned Multimatic, Inc. to design and develop new front and rear suspensions for the Roadsport SV model in 2003 • Revise the front steering geometry and replace the outboard spring-damper design with with inboard mounted dampers maintaining the same motion ratio • Replace the de Dion rear suspension with an all new adjustable independent rear suspension Caterham SV Suspension Project Targets Project Targets: • Improved ride and handling without losing the iconic