Ride Comfort

Weight of the vehicle

Gr1d 248400 N
Speed
v 50

km
hr

Wave length of the cosinusoidal oscillation of level

d 1m
Height of the oscillation of level
h 0 50mm
Total mass
Gr1d
4
mtot
2.533 10 kg
g
Overhanged mass
3

mb 0.25 mtot 6.332 10 kg

Unoverhanged mass
4

mw mtot mb 1.9 10 kg
Tyre rigidity
kN
k t 200
m
Spring rigidity
kN
k s 25
m
Tyre damping coefficient
kN sec
ct 0.2
m
Damper damping coefficient
kN sec
cs 1.9
m
Body's own undamped inferior pulsation
ks
rad
b
1.987
mb
s
Body's own undamped inferior frequency
b
fb
0.316 Hz
2 rad

Wheel's own undamped inferior pulsation

kt
rad
w
3.245
mw
s
Wheel's own undamped inferior frequency
w
rad
fw
0.516
2 rad
s
Equivalent suspension rigidity
1
kN
k
22.222
1
1
m

ks
kt
Suspension's equivalent damping coefficient
1
s
1
c
180.952 N
c 180.952 kg s
1
1
m

cs
ct
Motion equations
i 1
2

d
d
d
mb
zb = cs zw zb k s zw zb
2
dt
dt
dt

d
d
d
d
d
mw
z = ct h zw k t h zw cs zw zb k s zw zb
2 w
dt
dt
dt
dt

dt

d
d
d
mb
zb cs zb k s zb = cs zw k s zw
2
dt
dt
dt
2

d
d
d
d
mw
z ct cs zw k t k s zw = ct h k t h cs zb k s zb
2 w
dt
dt
dt
dt
2

mb zb i cs zb = i cs zw k s zw

2 m i c k z = i c k z
b
s
s b
s
s w

2 m i c c k k z = i c k h i c k z
w
t
s
t
s w
t
t
s
s b

mw zw i ct cs zw k t k s zw = i ct h k t h i cs zb k s zb

zw =

mb i cs k s
i cs k s

zb


2 m i c k

b
s
s

i cs k s zb = i ct k t h
mw i ct cs kt k s

i cs k s

zb =

i cs k s
2

mb i cs k s

zw

i cs k s

2
m i c c k k
z = i c k h
w
t
s
t
s
t
t

2
w
mb i cs k s

Road-overhanged mass transmissibility as frequency response

zb
Rrb =
h
i ct k t

Rrb( )

2 m i c c k k
w
t
s
t
s

Phase shift
rb( ) arg Rrb( )

mb i cs k s
i cs k s

Road-unoverhanged mass transmissibility as frequency response

zw
Rrw =
h
i ct k t

Rrw( )

mw i ct cs k t k s
Phase shift
rw( ) arg Rrw( )

i cs ks2
2

mb i cs k s

Unoverhanged mass-overhanged mass transmissibility as frequency response

zb
Rwb =
zw
i cs k s
Rwb( )
2
mb i cs k s
Phase shift
wb( ) arg Rwb( )

i cs k s

Without damping
M

2
2

Q K Q = 0

dt

Obtaining own pulsation

k

mb

1
2 rad

1.873

rad
s

0.298 Hz

The time it takes to run over an oscillation of level

d
2
t0 = =
v

2 rad
f

2 rad

v
d

87.266

rad
s

13.889 Hz

Harmonic movement
h = ha e

i t

Speed of the harmonic movement

d
i t
h = i ha e
= i h
dt
Acceleration of the harmonic movement
d

2
2

h = ( i ) ha e

i t

= h

dt

Equilibrium of forces
Q - Distance
Q1 - Velocity
Q2 - Acceleration
F = ( k c i) ( h z)
2

d
d
mtot
z = c h z k ( h z)
2
dt
dt
dt
d

F = K i C M Q
2

d
d
d
mtot z c z k z = c h k h
dt
dt
dt

Q = K M i C

2mb ic kz = (ic k)h

Transmissibility function as frequency response
z
i c k
Trb = =
2
h
k m i c
tot

F
AF =
mtot g
Transmissibility
Trb( )

i c k

k 2 m i c
tot

Drb( ) arg Trb( )

Maxmimum transmissibility value

Trb( 1) 0.333
f 0.01Hz 0.11Hz 50Hz

3.5
3.325
3.15
2.975
2.8
2.625
2.45
2.275
Rrb( 2 f )
Rrw ( 2 f )

2.1
1.925
1.75

Rwb ( 2 f ) 1.575
1.4
1.225
1.05
0.875
0.7
0.525
0.35
0.175
0

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f

7
6.65
6.3
5.95
5.6
5.25
4.9
4.55
Trb( 2 f )
Rrb( 2 f )

4.2
3.85
3.5

Rrw ( 2 f ) 3.15
2.8
2.45
2.1
1.75
1.4
1.05
0.7
0.35
0

0.7 1.4 2.1 2.8 3.5 4.2 4.9 5.6 6.3

7
f

7.7 8.4 9.1 9.8 10.5 11.2 11.9 12.6 13.3 14

100

10

Trb( 2 f )
Rrb( 2 f )
rb( 2 f )

0.1

0.1

0.01
0.01

0.1

1
f

10

100

0.6
0.52
0.44
0.36
0.28
0.2
rb( 2 f )

0.12
0.04

0.04
rw( 2 f ) 0.12
0.2

0.28
wb( 2 f ) 0.36

0.44
0.52
0.6
0.68
0.76
0.84
0.92
1

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f