Optimization of Damper Top Mount Characteristics to Improve Vehicle Ride Comfort and Harshness

Table 2

Body vertical acceleration and damper top mount deformation during ride comfort and harshness optimization parameter variation.

Optimization; set	RMS; B.Acc. (m/s^2); R&H	RMS; TMD (m); R&H	Peak-to-Peak B.Acc. (m/s^2); IH	Peak-to-Peak TMD (m); IH
Nominal	1.4333	0.00233	13.5064	0.0152
𝑞1=1.0	1.3946	0.00086	13.5949	0.0070
𝑞1=0.8	1.3979	0.00086	13.5371	0.0071
𝑞1=0.6	1.3992	0.00082	13.4852	0.0073
𝑞1=0.4	1.4021	0.00080	13.4470	0.0073
𝑞1=0.2	1.4055	0.00079	13.4024	0.0074
𝑞2,3,5=1.0	1.4296	0.00186	13.6331	0.0133
𝑞2,3,5=0.8	1.4221	0.00174	13.6344	0.0115
𝑞2,3,5=0.6	1.4189	0.00155	13.6350	0.0109
𝑞2,3,5=0.4	1.4130	0.00138	13.6353	0.0102
𝑞2,3,5=0.2	1.4088	0.00102	13.6360	0.0091