 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Modern vehicle chassis are complex assemblies with various multi-domain design requirements. Lightweight monocoque bodies provide stiffness for ride and crashworthiness objectives. An assortment of suspension elements like coil springs, control arms and steering linkages dictate the vehicle's handling. Rubber bushings and dampers reduce vibration transmission and increase comfort. What is needed is a simulation environment capable of delivering all the necessary physics and analysis types required to optimize and evaluate the system against the myriad of design objectives. Within ANSYS Workbench, chassis engineers can perform kinematic analyses of suspension sub-systems, nonlinear finite element analysis of elastomer mounts, frequency response to road loads and power train vibration, or static stiffness and modal analyses of the primary structural components. Imagine the increase in productivity if these analyses and more were conducted in a single environment without transferring models and data between disparate applications. This is today’s ANSYS Workbench. |
Double wishbone suspension with flexible lower and upper control arms. |
