Methodology For Characterizing The Road Damaging Dynamics of Truck Tandem Suspensions 931693
The road damage caused by heavy trucks is accentuated by the dynamic loads excited by roughness in the road. Simulation models of trucks are used to predict dynamic wheel loads, but special models are required for tandem suspensions. Parameter values to characterize tandem suspension systems can be measured quasi-statically on a suspension measurement facility, but it is not known how well they fit dynamic models.
The dynamic behavior of leaf-spring and air-spring tandem suspensions were measured on a hydraulic road simulator using remote parameter characterization techniques. The road simulator tests were duplicated with computer simulations of these suspensions based on quasi-static parameter measurements to compare dynamic load performance. In the case of the walking-beam suspension, simulated performance on the road was compared to experimental test data to evaluate the ability of the walking-beam model to predict dynamic load.
The simulation models proved very good at duplicating tandem suspension performance up through axle-hop resonance in the 10-15 Hz range.
Citation: Karamihas, S. and Gillespie, T., "Methodology For Characterizing The Road Damaging Dynamics of Truck Tandem Suspensions," SAE Technical Paper 931693, 1993, https://doi.org/10.4271/931693. Download Citation
Author(s):
Steven M. Karamihas, T. Gillespie
Affiliated:
University of Michigan (USA)
Pages: 10
Event:
SAE Brasil
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Computer simulation
Heavy trucks
Suspension systems
Trucks
Roads and highways
Simulators
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