Suspension system design for pedal-assisted cargo E-quadricycle

Year 2024, Volume: 13 Issue: 1, 23 - 32, 27.03.2024

Mehmet Onur Genç

https://doi.org/10.18245/ijaet.1290044

Abstract

Electro Micro-Mobility (EMM) has widely increased in Today‘s transportation preferences. The suspension system design based on the road profile in E-Quadricycle needs further investigation to present more optimized EMM vehicles soon. In this study, the pedal-assisted Cargo E-Quadricycle is investigated based on powertrain system modeling considering suspension system design. System modeling is applied to have an optimized suspension system design specified for Cargo E-Quadricycle to provide more comfortable driving. To achieve these targets, one-dimensional physical modeling is obtained, and the key parameters for system design are defined based on the State-space system modeling definition. In the next phase, the suspension system is constructed as a passive-controlled type with assigned suspension parameters considering natural frequency to provide driving comfort in urban transportation. Because four-wheeler Pedal-Assisted Cargo E-Quadricycles have specific vehicle kinematics and dynamics based on their own limited acceleration system and vehicle design, this study presents the suspension system design steps and remarkable dynamic concerns.

Keywords

E-Quadricycle, E-Mobility, Suspension, System Modeling.

Supporting Institution

TÜBİTAK 1512

Project Number

2220390

Thanks

Dear Editor, I wish to submit an original research article entitled “Suspension System Design for Pedal-Assisted Cargo E-Quadricycle” for consideration by the International Journal of Automotive Engineering and Technologies'. I confirm that this work is original and has not been published elsewhere, nor is it currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. The obtained results are from 'Mobile networked ergonomic modular high-torque urban electric transport vehicle' Tübitak 1512 project numbered with 2220390. Best Regards, Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mehmet Onur Genç

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