Mathematical Modelling of Two-Wheeler Suspension system in a wavy road
Suresh N1, L. Balamurugan2
1Suresh N, Research Scholar & Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, St Joseph’s Institute of Technology, Chennai, 600 119 India.
2Dr. L. Balamurugan, Supervisor & Associate Professor, St Joseph’s College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chennai 600 119.
Manuscript received on 20 August 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on 04 September 2019. | Manuscript published on 30 September 2019. | PP: 3630-3635 | Volume-8 Issue-11, September 2019. | Retrieval Number: K25400981119/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.K2540.0981119
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Abstract: Two wheelers like motorbikes and scooters are one of the major transports in India. In major cities and towns, it is most common private transport as it is fast and easy approach to the destination. But the prolonged drive in the two-wheeler leads to the potential health hazard and musco-skeletal disorder due to continuous exposure to the vibration caused during the ride and force transmitted to the vehicle body due to road irregularities. It is a challenge of automobile engineers to design a promising suspension system to overcome the risk of ride comfort during continuous driving. In this research, two-wheeler suspension system is modelled with a condition of bump and valley in a wavy road. The road surface is assumed to be wavy and the response of new suspension spring with different materials (stainless steel, tungsten and polymeric) along with viscous damper is analyzed and compared. By this analysis, it will be proposed to industry to modify the suspension system to improve its efficiency and reduce force transmitted to the human body to improve the ride comfort.
Keywords: Suspension system, ride comfort, mathematical modelling, wavy road.
Scope of the Article: Software Analysis, Design and Modelling.