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T1 A multibody model to assess the effect of automotive motor in-wheel configuration on vehicle stability and comfort
A1 Cuadrado, Javier
A1 Vilela, David
A1 Iglesias, Iñaki
A1 Martín, Adrián
A1 Peña, Alberto
AB Motor in-wheel topology is an optional configuration for electric-powered vehicles which has some advantages over the conventional standalone motor configuration, like improved modularity when designing different drivetrains (FWD, RWD, AWD) and increased usable interior space of the vehicle. However, drawbacks are also present due to the added unsprung mass, which directly affects to vehicle road holding and ride comfort, and may increase the suspension design cycle, as there is no data available from similar designs. In this work, a multibody model of a B-class car has been developed in order to assess the effect of motor in-wheel configuration on vehicle stability and comfort. The car is modeled in relative coordinates, being the suspensions described as macro-joints by means of lookup tables thus yielding a tree-like structure, and a semi-recursive formulation is applied to derive the equations of motion, which are numerically integrated in time through the trapezoidal rule. Three tests are carried out to compare the behavior of conventional and motor in-wheel configurations: sine sweep, obstacle avoidance and constant radius. A number of motion indicators are obtained from these maneuvers so as to measure the ride, handling and steering characteristics.
SN 9789537738228
YR 2013
FD 2013
LK https://hdl.handle.net/11556/2542
UL https://hdl.handle.net/11556/2542
LA eng
NO Cuadrado , J , Vilela , D , Iglesias , I , Martín , A & Peña , A 2013 , A multibody model to assess the effect of automotive motor in-wheel configuration on vehicle stability and comfort . in Proceedings of the ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics 2013 . Proceedings of the ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics 2013 , pp. 1083-1092 , ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics 2013 , Zagreb , Croatia , 1/07/13 .
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RD 29 jul 2024