Design Synthesis of Suspension Architecture for the 1997 Chevrolet Corvette 970092
This paper describes the hardware execution of the front and rear suspensions of the all new 1997 Chevrolet Corvette. Topics covered include: alternative design trade-off, mass optimization, alignment and trim, structural interfaces, shared components, component design and a review of the overall design of the front and rear suspensions. Two case studies are detailed for the front upper and rear lower control arms. The systems engineering process used for suspension design is described throughout the paper.
Citation: Schmid, H., Fuja, S., and Ryan, J., "Design Synthesis of Suspension Architecture for the 1997 Chevrolet Corvette," SAE Technical Paper 970092, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/970092. Download Citation
Author(s):
Henry A. Schmid, Steven P. Fuja, Joseph P. Ryan
Affiliated:
General Motors Corp.
Pages: 11
Event:
SAE International Congress and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Key Design Developments of the 1997 Chevrolet Corvette-SP-1282, Steering and Suspensions Technology-SP-1223, The Chevrolet Corvette-PT-118, SAE 1997 Transactions - Journal of Passenger Cars-V106-6
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Systems engineering
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