Vehicle Dynamics: technologies and trends to 2015

LIST OF FIGURES

INTRODUCTION

• Market drivers
  • Brand differentiation
  • Fuel efficiency
  • Safety
• Market barriers
  • Higher voltage
  • Devolving control to electronics
  • Cost

BRAKES

• Electro-hydraulic braking
• Emergency brake assist
• Active hydraulic boost
• Brake-by-wire
• Electric parking brake
• Electronic wedge brake

TRACTION

• Differentials
• All-wheel drive
• Electronic traction control
• Active all-wheel drive and ' torque vectoring'

STEERING

• Electro-hydraulic power steering
• Electric power steering
• Steer-by-wire
• Rear wheel steering

STABILITY CONTROL

• Research findings
• Advanced stability systems

SUSPENSION

• Suspension geometry
• Kinematics and elastokinematics
• Reducing weight
• The progression from passive to active suspension
• Passive suspension developments

• Adaptive suspension systems
  • Dynamic Ride Control
  • Monroe Kinetic System
  • ZF Sachs Nivomat adaptive levelling system

• Semi-active suspension systems
  • Semi-active damping
    • Delphi Manual Selectable Ride
    • Delphi Bi-state Real-time Damping system
    • Mercedes-Benz Adaptive Damping System
    • Tenneco Continuously Controlled Electronic Suspension
    • ZF Sachs Continuous Damping Control
    • Delphi MagneRide
    • Thyssenkrupp Bilstein Damptronic

• Semi-active stabiliser control
  • TRW Semi Active Roll Control
  • ZF Sachs Active Roll Stabilization
  • Delphi Dynamic Body Control

• Active suspension systems
  • Active stabiliser control
    • Continental Active Roll Stabilisation
    • Delphi Active Stabilizer Bar System
    • TRW Automotive Active Dynamic Control

• Active hydraulic suspension systems
  • ZF Sachs Active Body Control
  • DaimlerChrysler Active Body Control

• Active air suspension systems
  • DaimlerChrysler Airmatic
  • Delphi air suspension
  • BMW air suspension
  • Wabco Electronically Controlled Air Suspension
  • Active rear suspension for light commercial vehicles

• Electromagnetic suspension
  • Bose electronic suspension

• Active composite leaf spring suspension
  • TRW Conekt composite leaf spring active suspension

INTEGRATION OF VEHICLE DYNAMICS SYSTEMS

• Roadmap for future developments
• Systems interfacing and software

MARKET DYNAMICS AND FORECASTS

• Brakes
• Stability control systems
• Steering
• Suspension

MAJOR VEHICLE DYNAMICS SUPPLIERS

• ADVICS
• ArvinMeritor
• Bosch
• Continental
• Delphi
• Siemens VDO
• TRW
• Wabco
• ZF

• Figure 1: Continental Electronic Braking control unit
• Figure 2: Continental Electro-hydraulic brake system
• Figure 3: TRW Brake Assist
• Figure 4: TRW Active Hydraulic Boost
• Figure 5: Siemens VDO Electronic Wedge Brake
• Figure 6: Honda SH-AWD system
• Figure 7: Ricardo torque vectoring differential
• Figure 8: BorgWarner iTrac
• Figure 9: Continental Electronic Steer Assistance Steering (ESAS)
• Figure 10: ZF-BMW Active Steering
• Figure 11: Honda EPS system
• Figure 12: TRW Electrically-Powered Steering Belt Drive
• Figure 13: Delphi E-Steer
• Figure 14: TRW Electrically Powered Steering Column Drive
• Figure 15: Ford Focus control blade suspension
• Figure 16: ZF Sachs CDC dampers
• Figure 17: Delphi MagneRide strut and damper
• Figure 18: ZF Sachs ARS locking-unlocking device
• Figure 19: ZF Sachs Active Body Control module
• Figure 20: Mercedes-Benz Active Body Control
• Figure 21: The Airmatic suspension system
• Figure 22: Bose electromagnetic front suspension strut
• Figure 23: Global ABS and ESC markets (US$bn), 2005 - 2015
• Figure 24: Vehicle dynamics products by major suppliers