Analyzing Rocker-bogie Suspension Mechanism

Owned by David Choi
Last updated: May 10, 2023
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Due Date: May 31, 2023

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@David Choi

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@David Choi

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Skills

  • Mathematical analysis

  • MATLAB

  • Python

Task Description

  • A new carbon fiber drive-train will be manufactured by the end of Spring 2023.

  • Our drive-train uses the rocker-bogie linkage as our suspension system, but there isn’t much team documentation on how the current dimensions for the links were chosen.

  • Therefore, in the spirit of better documentation and improving on our current design, calculations & simulations should be done to justify our choices and ensure good performance of our drive-train.

Task Breakdown

Read through literature on optimization of rocker-bogie linkage
Define clear design goals/constraints for our drive-train
Perform kinematic/dynamic analysis & optimize our linkage design
Create detailed documentation on how the rocker-bogie linkage works, its kinematic characteristics, and how the optimization was performed

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