Vehicle dynamic analysis of wheel loaders with suspended axles

The wheel loader is a type of engineering vehicle used primarily to move crude material over shorter distances. As the vehicle is designed without wheel suspension, wheel loader drivers are exposed to high levels of whole body vibration which influences ride comfort negatively. The work presented in this thesis has the aim to investigate the potential in adding an axle suspension to a wheel loader in order to reduce vibrations and increase handling quality. While suspended axles have great potential for improving ride comfort and performance, they will also necessarily affect the vehicle dynamic behaviour which is different in many aspects from that of passenger cars or other road vehicles: the wheel loader has a large pitch inertia compared to its mass, the axle loads vary considerably with loading condition, and the vehicle uses an articulated frame steering system rather than wheel steering. These issues must all be considered in the design process for a wheel loader suspension. Together with existing vehicle dynamic theory and design rules, the studies reported in this work provide an insight into the specific issues related to suspension design for wheel loaders.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Licentiate thesis submitted to the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), School of Electrical Engineering.
• Authors:
  • Rehnberg, A
• Publication Date: 2008-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 54p
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 2008:15

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Comfort; Construction equipment; Drivers; Heavy vehicles; Suspension system components; Vehicle design; Vehicle dynamics; Vibration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road safety (engineering and vehicles)
• ATRI Terms: Comfort; Construction equipment; Heavy vehicle driver; Vehicle design; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicle suspension; Vibration
• Subject Areas: Design;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01385147
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 9789171789082
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 22 2012 6:39PM