英文摘要 |
The chassis plays a pivotal role in ensuring the overall driving safety, ride comfort, and dynamics of automobiles. In the past 20 years, chassis technology has developed rapidly, particularly in the context of automotive electronic devices. Numerous electronic control systems, including active systems, driver assistance systems, and car networking technology, have been integrated with the chassis. This paper analyzes the chassis technology of automobiles in Taiwan and explores its application and future development trends. The results showed that the structure of front axles can mostly be categorized into three types: multilink, double-wishbone, and McPherson. The performance demand of rear axles is different from that of front axles. Regarding the structure of rear axles, semi-rigid suspension is widely used in economy cars, and trailing-arm suspension is used in a small fraction of SUV and MPV models. In luxury cars or sedans, an independent multilink axle is widely used as the rear suspension, whereas the costly double-wishbone rear suspension is exclusively applied in luxury supercars and a small fraction of luxury SUVs. The diversified and rapid growth of the automobile market will usher in more challenges in chassis design. To meet future trends, various derivative structures for new-generation chassis should be developed on the basis of the fundamental design. In addition, competitiveness can be enhanced through the reduction and control of the cost incurred in changing and developing new automobile parts. |