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SUV Multi-Link Rigid Axle Control Links Optimization for Ride and
Handling Improvement
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627 Technical Paper
Published January 16, 2024 by SAE International in United States 2024-26-0048

Sector: Aerospace
Event: Symposium on International Automotive Technology
Language: English

Abstract
In automotive world role of suspension system is to absorb vibrations from the road, and to provide
stability while vehicle is going over bumps or uneven roads, cornering, acceleration and braking etc. For
body on frame SUVs which are typically characterized by high center of gravity, it is quite critical to find
best balance in ensuring stability of the vehicle and having comfortable ride performance. Rigid axle rear
suspension is quite a typical choice in such vehicles, wherein lower and upper control links are two
important components subjected to lateral, longitudinal, and vertical loads. These links allow the vehicle
to move smoothly throughout the entire range of suspension travel. Kinematics and compliance
optimization of these links is a major factor in definition of ride-handling performance of the vehicle. The
present study describes key challenges and methodology to define position as well as orientation of
control links, where-in multiple inter-related handling and comfort metrics defined to perform sensitivity
study. Multi-body dynamics model developed with correlation of physical kinematics and compliance as
well as full vehicle ride-handling data is utilized to perform sensitivity analysis. Key contributors such as
roll steer and wheel recession have inverse relationship depending on side swing arm length and angle,
leading to requirement of investigation techniques to optimize these parameters. The result shows that
proposed investigation methodology provides the best suitable ride-handling full vehicle performance
metrics.

Authors
Inzamam Hussain - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Harshil Jani - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Shraddhesh Rasal - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Shivam Asthana - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Manoj Ahire - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Prashant Jadhav - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Visweswara Lenka - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Vikraman Vellandi - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

Topic
Vehicle dynamics
Vehicle performance
Center of gravity (CG)
Body-on-frame
Vehicle ride
Vehicle acceleration
Suspension systems
Roll

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