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As a new vehicle is based on common vehicle platform, the durability problems of chassis components in development stage are decreasing. However a vehicle body structure is changed by exterior design and a chassis and a suspension are tuned by vehicle performance targets. The main issue on developing a new vehicle is to satisfy the durability target of a body structure and tuned suspension components. The accuracy of durability Computer Aided Engineering analysis is mainly depending on the accuracy of input loads and boundary conditions on suspension system. The input loads should be estimated accurately. These could be changed by vehicle specifications such as vehicle weight, wheel base and so on. It is also affected by the change of suspension types and tuning parameters. This paper presents the experimental parametric study results using road load data analysis techniques.

Customer vehicle usage monitoring is one of the most fundamental elements to consider in the process of developing a durable vehicle. The extant method to research customer vehicle usage takes considerable time and effort because it requires attaching a series of sensors to the vehicle-gyroscope, accelerometer, microphone, and GPS-to gather information through data logs and then to analyze data in a computer where designated analyzing software has been installed. To solve the problem, this paper introduces a new concept of integrated system developed to examine customer vehicle usage that can analyze data by collecting it from a variety of sensors installed on a smartphone.

This report explains the basic theory of designing the accelerating durability test road and the role of each factors contributing to the test road surface profile. Also this road is designed by considering the charactors of vehicle suspension system and conditions of driving. In test road, the factors affecting to the vehicle structural durability are correlation among surface shape of road profile, frequency of vehicle suspension system,distribution of axle twist angle and vibration of road profile height. Road PSD magnitude and frequency delay is used to control these factors relation.