An approach of mechatronic transmission designing an ecologically friendly vehicle

\nAs a rule, the design process of any vehicle is divided into phases of conceptualization, development and industrialization. The most important is the conceptualization phase, on the good elaboration of which the final appearance and quality of the final product will depend. In terms of design, the fundamental engineering issue is the correct choice, interpretation and modelling of load conditions for cascading loads across all components of the power structure of the vehicle chassis. The most correct and classic vehicle chassis design process is based on the study of vehicle benchmarking. This article describes the process of developing the original geometry of the load-bearing arms of the mechatronic transmission of an energy efficient truck based on the study of a design vehicle benchmarking of a foreign manufacturer. The result of this article is a general demonstration of the advantages of using the «reverse engineering» method on the example of designing the load-bearing arms of a mechatronic transmission of an energy efficient truck, as well as confirmation of the adequacy and validity of the applied calculation modelling methods. The aim of the work is to develop design methods and gain experience in the field of computational research through the use of the «reverse engineering» method.\n