A contribution to research of degradation of characteristics of vibration parameters on vibration aspect of vehicle comfort

Abstract

Dynamic simulation, based on modeling, has a significant role in vehicle development, especially in the early stages of design process, when relevant parameters are being defined. In praxis it is usually assumed that vibration parameters are unchangeable, what is basically wrong. All researches indicate that vibration parameters degrade in time of vehicle service, consequently leading to a variation of its dynamic characteristics. This paper, based on preliminary research results, attempts to point out the necessity of taking into consideration this variation in the earliest phases of vehicle design by its implementation in the vehicle simulation model.