Design and Analysis of Suspension System for an ATV Using LOTUS Software

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Published Nov 19, 2022
https://doi.org/10.37285/ajmt.2.4.6
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Vol. 2 No. 4 (2022): October-December 2022

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Aditya Chavhan
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Animesh Hedaoo
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Rajat Gode
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Ritik Raj Singh
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Syed Hamza Ali
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Ganesh Shetiye
Department of Industrial Engineering, Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Abstract

Suspension System is classified as the most important subsystem of a vehicle as its design is responsible for the dynamic performance, comfort and safety level of the vehicle. This paper focuses on designing the suspension system for an ATV and considers its impact on steering geometry. LOTUS Shark Suspension Analysis software has been used as the prime software tool for the designing and simulation process for the suspension and to study its corresponding effects on the steering geometry. The literature also includes the force calculations that are performed during suspension design. It also sheds light on calculations and design aspects of the steering subsystem as well.


Keywords: LOTUS, Double wishbone, H-arm, Ackerman

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Aditya Chavhan, Animesh Hedaoo, Rajat Gode, Ritik Raj Singh, Syed Hamza Ali, & Ganesh Shetiye. (2022). Design and Analysis of Suspension System for an ATV Using LOTUS Software. ARAI Journal of Mobility Technology, 2(4), 386–391. https://doi.org/10.37285/ajmt.2.4.6
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