Until about 15 years ago, vehicle chassis were considered only from the purely mechanical point if view. The aim was to optimize the behaviour of rubber bushes, the elasticity of sheet metal and the linkage arrangemment. This situation has been changed since 1978 when the first significant chassis control system, namely the Antilock Braking System (ABS), was introduced. Since then further electronic control systems had been added. In this paper, starting from existing systems, an attempt will be made to find common systems components which would allow systems to be interlinked. Furthermore, after this analysis, resources needed in order to integrate new systems into chassis management, can be discussed.
Samenvatting