slide 1: Antiroll for a Small Race Car
Symposium on International Automotive Technology SIAT is a benchmark event organized by ARAI
biennially. SIAT serves as an important forum for exchange of ideas and brainstorming for the
automotive industry. Over the years the event has grown in stature and is now considered as a
prestigious automotive event in the global automotive fraternity. ARAI had organised 15
th
edition of
Symposium on International Automotive Technology SIAT 2017 in association with SAE International
USA SAEINDIA and NATRiP at its picturesque campus in Pune
The theme for poster presentation was Safe and Smart mobility. The duo entered the competition with
their poster based on Antiroll designed for a small race car. As told by Amit racecars travel at high
cornering speeds and high bodyroll can make them susceptible to roll over and possesses a life
threatening danger to the driver.
slide 2: As the suspension system affects the behaviour of vehicle i.e. vibration characteristics including ride
and handling stability and cornering performance and roll over protection. The objective was to design
and develop the antiroll bar mechanism for a small formula vehicle used for SUPRA SAEINDIA operated
by pushrods and rockers. The antiroll bars are designed to reduce the body roll of the vehicle from
2.0°/g to 1.0°/g with the combination of ride springs and antiroll bar. The antiroll bar was designed in an
innovative way which used two rotating cantilevers instead of a conventional torsion bar to provide
antiroll moment.
The vehicle model was built with the data in CarSim and was simulated for the body roll with and without
antiroll bar. The front antiroll bar was designed with a new design which instead of Torsion bar used
cantilevers for antiroll moment. The vehicle testing showed that the vehicles body roll was reduced by
50 with improvement in cornering speeds. The overall roll gradient was reduced from 1.97°/g to 0.98°/g.
Also this helped in increase in lateral acceleration due to higher rollover stability and better
handling characteristics with slight power induced oversteer to negotiate tight turns in competition. The
time taken by the vehicle to complete the skidpad was reduced by 1.44 and autocross lap times by
1.3sec.
Suraj Jadhav
This was a great opportunity for students to showcase their ability to cater to problem solving techniques
and implements their innovative ideas among industry experts. The fact that the efforts we take in
applying our classroom knowledge to real world is acknowledged by industry experts goes far way ahead
in encouraging us to think innovatively our way around. We are grateful to both SIAT organisers and Volvo
for giving us this opportunity. We will be committed to put our efforts for safer and environmentally
friendly transportation.
Amit Gupta
SIAT poster presentation gave us a platform to interact with the industry leaders in Safety and Smart
mobility and to present our ideas in order to make the vehicle safer. We are looking forward to visit the
Volvo factory in Sweden as it will give us an exposure to latest technology in the world.
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