CAE Simulation of a Driving Mechanism for a Three-Wheeler to Enhance Maneuverability and Ride Comfort

This presentation was made at the NAFEMS Americas Conference "Simulation in the Automotive Industry: Creating the Next Generation Vehicle" held on the 16-18 March 2021.

The automotive engineering community is now confronting the largest technology transformation since its inception. The demand to manufacture cleaner, safer, and smarter vehicles, along with providing an overall enhanced driving and ride experience, has never been higher. As a result, engineering teams must discover, evaluate, and successfully implement leading-edge technology and methods to produce reliable, effective results.

Hence, the challenges for automotive engineers are enormous and require a significant increase in the upfront use of numerical simulation capabilities, methods, and processes such that they’re able to efficiently design, manufacture and deliver these innovative technologies to market in greater speeds than ever before.

Resource Abstract

A CAE simulation was performed to assess the dynamic behavior and the structural performance of a driving mechanism of a three-wheeler; the device was being developed to improve the driving comfort, in particular for specific categories of customers, such as women. MBS and FEM tools were used.