Research Progress and Development Suggestions of Automotive Chassis Design Methods

doi:10.3981/j.issn.2097-0781.2025.02.005

Science and Technology Foresight ›› 2025, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (2): 58-72.DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.2097-0781.2025.02.005

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Research Progress and Development Suggestions of Automotive Chassis Design Methods

GAO Zhenhai¹(), ZHANG Hanying¹, CHEN Guoying¹, SUN Bohua¹^,^†(), WANG Ruochen², ZHANG Nong³

1. National Key Laboratory of Automotive Chassis Integration and Bionics, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
2. School of Automotive and Traffic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
3. School of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China

Received:2024-12-20 Revised:2025-02-24 Online:2025-06-20 Published:2025-06-26
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汽车底盘设计方法研究进展与发展建议

高镇海¹(), 张汉英¹, 陈国迎¹, 孙博华¹^,^†(), 汪若尘², 张农³

1.吉林大学汽车底盘集成与仿生全国重点实验室，长春 130022
2.江苏大学汽车与交通工程学院，镇江 212013
3.同济大学汽车学院，上海 201804

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作者简介:高镇海，教授。吉林大学汽车工程学院院长，汽车底盘集成与仿生全国重点实验室主任。主要从事汽车底盘设计、控制与测评研究。承担国家“973”计划、“863”计划、国家重点研发计划、国家自然科学基金等多个重大工程项目。获教育部霍英东基金会高等学校青年教师优选资助计划、教育部“新世纪优秀人才支持计划”、中国科协全国优秀科技工作者、中国汽车工业优秀科技人才等称号；入选中国汽车工程学会会士。获中国汽车工业科学技术进步奖一等奖1项、中国汽车工程学会科技进步奖一等奖1项。发表论文110余篇，授权发明专利56件（其中11项转化），出版学术著作5部。电子信箱：gaozh@jlu.edu.cn。
孙博华，博士，讲师。主要研究方向为汽车智能化技术，人在回路的人机共驾技术。电子信箱：bohuasun@jlu.edu.cn。
基金资助:
国家自然科学基金(52394261)

Abstract

Abstract:

Automotive chassis have undergone transformations through mechanization, electrification, and electronicization and are currently evolving toward intelligent systems. Changes in propulsion forms have resulted in significant alterations in chassis configuration, thereby necessitating innovation in the methodologies and foundational theories of chassis design. This paper provides a systematic review of the development history of automotive chassis configurations and design methodologies, examining the technological evolution from traditional internal combustion engine chassis configurations, through centralized electric drive configurations, to distributed electric drive configurations. The state-of-the-art advances in automotive chassis design methods are discussed across four dimensions: the design methodologies for modular distributed electric drive chassis, chassis design empowered by AI and optimization techniques, scenario-driven automotive chassis design, and digital virtual verification techniques for chassis systems. Addressing the challenges currently confronting chassis design methodologies, recommendations for development are proposed, focusing on three areas: interdisciplinary integration in chassis design, chassis design empowered by AI and performance analysis, and the progression of domestic chassis design software toolchains.

Key words: automotive chassis design methods, distributed electric drive chassis, chassis design empowered by AI, virtual verification, scenario-driven, multidisciplinary integration

摘要：

汽车底盘经历了机械化、电气化、电子化发展阶段，正向智能化的方向发展。驱动形式的变化使底盘构型发生了显著的改变，进而引发对底盘设计方法与基础理论革新的需求。文章系统梳理了汽车底盘构型及设计方法的发展历程，回顾了从传统燃油车底盘构型、集中式电驱构型到分布式电驱构型的技术演变。从模块化分布式电驱底盘的设计方法、人工智能（Artificial Intelligence, AI）赋能的底盘设计与优化方法、场景驱动的汽车底盘设计及底盘系统数字化虚拟验证方法4个层面论述了汽车底盘设计方法的前沿动态。针对当前底盘设计方法面临的挑战，从多学科深度融合的底盘设计、AI赋能底盘设计与性能分析、基于数字孪生的角模块开发平台搭建3个方面提出了发展建议。

关键词: 汽车底盘设计方法, 分布式电驱底盘, AI赋能的底盘设计, 虚拟验证, 场景驱动, 多学科融合

GAO Zhenhai, ZHANG Hanying, CHEN Guoying, SUN Bohua, WANG Ruochen, ZHANG Nong. Research Progress and Development Suggestions of Automotive Chassis Design Methods[J]. Science and Technology Foresight, 2025, 4(2): 58-72.

高镇海, 张汉英, 陈国迎, 孙博华, 汪若尘, 张农. 汽车底盘设计方法研究进展与发展建议[J]. 前瞻科技, 2025, 4(2): 58-72.

Figures/Tables 9

Fig. 1 V-shape development process for chassis systems

Fig. 2 Three-in-one electric drive system

Fig. 3 Evolution of steer-by-wire system configurations

Fig. 4 Four-wheel independent kingpin steering configurations

Fig. 5 Configurations and main research areas of brake-by-wire systems

Fig. 6 Intelligent suspension and its development trend

Fig. 7 Corner module configuration with integrated drive, brake, steering, and suspension

Fig. 8 Applications of generative AI in chassis design

Fig. 9 Achieving functional diversification through the use of modular chassis and superstructure equipment

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