Concept Design of a Double Wishbone Suspension in Fusion 360

Learn how to design a double wishbone suspension system from scratch with calculations in Fusion 360

What you'll learn
How to design a suspension system from scratch
How to do design calculations related to Ride rate, spring , shock absorber
How to build up geometry in CAD from points
Requirements
A basic understanding of Automotive engineering fundamentals
Familiarity with CAD software - any . Autodesk Fusion 360 is used for this course
Description
This is a project based course which revolves around the design of a Double wishbone suspension system which is the most common Front suspension configuration in passenger vehicles.

Suspension design is a critical activity in Vehicle product development and this course covers the design methodlogy and philosophy behind designing the system .

Topics covered:

Basics of suspensions

Basics of kinematics of a 4 bar linkage

Construction of a double wishbone system

The Design process and major activities

Project walkthrough

How to decipher Vehicle specifications and start the design

Setting important points in 3D .

Locating the Wheel end

Locating and Designing Ball pins and pivots of suspension arms

Locating steering points

Locating Shock absorber points

Design of Upper control arm and considerations

Design of Lower control arm and considerations

Design Calculations and Analyses

Ride frequency intro

Arriving Wheel centre rate and then Ride rate

Calculating the Ride frequency

Arriving at the Spring rate

Designing the spring and setting specifications

Setting specifications for the damper

Creating a paramteric sketch to simulate suspension articulation kinematics

Finding Roll centre location in Front view

Finding Roll stiffness from springs

Finding Caster, King pin inclination , scrub

Force analyses of suspension members

The course will develop a deep understanding of how to design suspension system and do the concept level analysis to set it up .

Who is it for ?

- Automotive engineers already in the field and want to learn the suspension design

- Engineering students

- Automotive enthusiasts with automotive engineering knowledge

This is a workshop/ practical course . The best learning is when you actually attempt to design as per the walkthrough.

Who this course is for:
Automotive engineers
Engineering students
Automotive enthusiasts