Group Task

As the first semester student that taking Automotive Engineering Fundamental subject, we from group 9 are given task to research and studied about latest suspension system of international car manufacture company.

The three company that selected by our group was :

HISTORY OF SUSPENSION

Automobiles were initially developed as self-propelled versions of horse-drawn vehicles. However, horse-drawn vehicles had been designed for relatively slow speeds, and their suspension was not well suited to the higher speeds permitted by the internal combustion engine.

In 1901 Mors of Paris first fitted an automobile with shock absorbers. With the advantage of a dampened suspension system on his 'Mors Machine', Henri Fournier won the prestigious Paris-to-Berlin race on 20 June 1901. Fournier's superior time was 11 hrs 46 min 10 sec, while the best competitor was Léonce Girardot in a Panhard with a time of 12 hrs 15 min 40 sec.

In 1920, Leyland Motors used torsion bars in a suspension system. In 1922, independent front suspension was pioneered on the Lancia Lambda and became more common in mass market cars from 1932

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WHAT IS SUSPENSION ?

Suspension is the term given to the system of springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels and allows relative motion between the two. Suspension systems serve a dual purpose for contributing to the vehicle's handling and braking for good active safety and driving pleasure, and keeping vehicle occupants comfortable and reasonably well isolated from road noise, bumps, and vibrations. These goals are generally at odds, so the tuning of suspensions involves finding the right compromise. It is important for the suspension to keep the road wheel in contact with the road surface as much as possible, because all the road or ground forces acting on the vehicle do so through the contact patches of the tires. The suspension also protects the vehicle itself and any cargo or luggage from damage and wear. The design of front and rear suspension of a car may be different.

POSITION OF MEMBERS

List name and duty

Mohamad Shahril bin Mat(leader)
Syed aidil hassani bin Sayed Hassan
Mumtaz binti Azman
(slide presentation)

Abd Munim bin Halim
Mohamad nor faiz bin Mohamad
Meor Azli bin Ismail
Mohamad Fakhrul izzat bin Abdul khir
(informations)

Muhammad Badri bin Ghozali
Syahidullah bin Ahmad Harazi
(report)

Atiqurahman bin Amran
Muhammad Aidiladha bin Ahmad
(blog)

Group Members

GROUP MEMBERS

1. SYED AIDIL HASSANI BIN SAYED HASSAN
2. ABD MUNIM BIN ABD HALIM
3. MOHAMAD SHAHRIL BIN MAT
4. MOHAMMAD NOR FAIZ BIN MOHAMMAD
5. MOHAMAD FAKHRUL IZZAT BIN ABDUL KHIR
6. MUHAMMAD AIDILADHA BIN AHMAD
7. MUMTAZ BINTI AZMAN
8. MUHAMMAD BADRI BIN GHOZALI
9. SYAHIDULLAH BIN AHMAD HARAZI
10. MOHAMAD AMIRUL BIN MOHMAD AKIL
11. MOHD FIRDAUS BIN ABDUL RAHIM
12. MEOR AZLI BIN ISMAIL
13. ATIQURAHMAN BIN AMRAN