| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
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| Research Abstract |
A vehicle suspension consisting of several suspension arms, a spring and a dumper is a typical link mechanism. To reduce its weight and the number of parts and to increase its reliability and design flexibility, we proposed a completely new type of a vehicle suspension based on a compliant mechanism and developed its optimal design method based on topology and shape optimization. A case study was carried out using the proposed method and a prototype scale model was manufactured and tested.
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