LMS Virtual.Lab Suspension Motion is a complete and integrated solution to simulate realistic motion and loads of suspension systems. It allows engineers to design quarter and half suspensions that deliver the expected ride and handling behavior.
The Suspension Motion solution offers vehicle-engineering teams a dedicated environment to efficiently set up and analyze suspension models. With the specialized suspension templates, engineers can tune and optimize suspensions from the early concept stages on, efficiently translating system requirements into correctly-dimensioned suspension components. LMS Virtual.Lab Motion supports different types of simulations at the various phases of the development process. Engineers can optimize hard point locations with kinematic studies at the early stages of development and investigate suspension characteristics of compliant models at subsequent stages. They can easily and efficiently evaluate and compare suspension characteristics for traction, braking, cornering and vertical load conditions and quickly toggle between kinematic and dynamic model types. The overall result is a very true-to-life suspension simulation delivering reliable simulation results faster.
Engineers can efficiently detect and solve weaknesses in their suspension designs through dedicated post-processing and visualization features. They can identify basic handling properties by studying wheel motion relative to the car body, using steering, bounce and rebound motion load cases. They can detect potential collision between tire and car body, and assess critical design parameters such as spring, shock absorber, anti-roll bar and bushings properties. Scalable models enable engineers to quickly alternate between vehicle-dynamics investigations and comfort and durability analyses, making it possible to optimize multiple attributes at the same time.
