Comparative Analysis of MacPherson and Double Wishbone Suspensions for an Electric Off-Road Vehicle Retrofit
The suspension system in plays a pivotal role, especially in off-road vehicles, in ensuring optimal comfort, road holding and ride safety. This study explores the transition from a MacPherson strut to a double wishbone suspension system, emphasizing its impact on relevant suspension features, such as camber and caster angles, motion ratio and vertical dynamics. Through this study, an off-road vehicle was retrofitted with the proposed suspension architecture and tested both numerically and experimentally. Test results reproduce simulation outcomes, thus confirming the effectiveness of the redesigned suspension system for the target vehicle, especially for demanding off-road applications.
Authors
- Eugenio Tramacere (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-5567)
- Edilberto Antonio Llanes Cedeño (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6739-7661)
- Juan Carlos Jima-Matailo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5496-4073)
- David Sebastian Puma-Benavides (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4921-1488)
- Renato Galluzzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6125-8222)
- Danilo Zambrano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9560-9075)
- Pablo Tapia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3957-5464)
Institutions
- Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE (EC)
- Politecnico di Torino (IT)
- Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja (EC)
- Universidad Internacional SEK (EC)
- Tecnológico de Monterrey (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Electric Vehicle Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj16040228
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.68
Funders
- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología