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Cadillac ATS "Loads Management Striker Cap" Development General Motors Company
- Format:
- Conference/Event
- Author/Creator:
- Poirier, Poirier, author.
- Conference Name:
- SAE 2014 World Congress & Exhibition (2014-04-08 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Warrendale, PA SAE International 2014
- Summary:
- The automotive industry is under great pressure to reduce vehicle mass for both cost and fuel economy gains. A significant contributor to body and suspension structure mass is peak vertical loads, primarily entering the body structure through the jounce bumper to body interface.This paper focuses on the successful development of "Loads Management Striker Caps" for the 2013 Cadillac ATS front and rear suspension. Component design and development of the striker caps was executed using explicit finite element analysis tools. Multi-body dynamics vehicle models were used to set component requirements and confirm striker cap performance for the vehicle during peak vertical events.The "Loads Management Striker Caps" ultimately reduced peak strut/shock tower loads by 40% in the front suspension and 25% in the rear suspension. This resulted in significant body and chassis mass savings, contributing to the Cadillac ATS's class leading curb weight
- Notes:
- Vendor supplied data
- Publisher Number:
- 2014-01-0928
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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