Projeto do sistema de suspensão de um veículo Baja

Abstract

This text consists in the description and registration of all the steps related to the methodology employed during the development of the suspension system of a baja type off-road vehicle prototype. The description of a series of concepts fundamental to the automotive design will be discussed, allowing the understanding of the physical and practical nature of the problem. Based on the literature used as reference, as well as on general engineering knowledge, the analytical modeling of the system will be made, in order to enable the characterization of the dynamic and kinematic behaviors of the studied mechanism, in function of its geometric characteristics. This will allow the final dimensions of system’s components to be selected, in order to achieve the desired results. Once the parts are dimensioned, the selected values will be validated for their mechanical resistance, ensuring that the characteristics necessary to obtain the desired behavior are sufficient to withstand the stresses to which the set will be subjected. The completion of all these steps will be assisted at all times by the use of computer aided tools like programming, graphic modeling and physical simulation.