A suspension system is to be made to increase driver comfort and ergonomics. This kind of system is widely used in a variety of vehicles, such as tractors and trucks, but is not yet standard for forklifts. The purpose of the case study is to design a fully mechanical, passive suspension system that can be retrofitted to a particular forklift without any cabin or chassis modification. The main focus will be on the linkages used to limit unwanted movement of the cabin. A concept utilizing 2 sets of parallel linkages is chosen to continue develop with the application of design for environment and design for manufacturing. This manages to reduce the total number of component sneeded for the system down to 33 from 43 in the first draft of the concept. The design needs to be dimensioned and further tested before a prototype is built. If the system then is implemented, it will have lasting effects on the forklift industry and the ergonomics of operators.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-130764 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Schäring, Isabelle, Forssell, Johan |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för maskinteknik (MT) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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