Lightweight Innovative Flexible Technology (LIFT)
Lead Participant:
SIMPACT ENGINEERING LTD
Abstract
LIFT (Lightweight Innovative Flexible Technology) is an exciting one year feasibility project that will investigate a
completely new and highly disruptive lightweight automotive suspension system concept. The project partners
will make use of the latest materials and structures to combine the necessary elasticity and damping properties
with durability and wheel control within a significantly simplified system. Eliminating discrete suspension
components and developing an integrated system will provide superior performance and deliver considerable
weight and cost savings.
The project partners, Simpact, Ariel and University of Warwick, will adopt an advanced CAE modelling
approach, coupled with correlation against real-world road and track data for a baseline vehicle, providing the
ability to deliver rapid, validated design iterations. On completion of the project the virtual prototype
demonstrating the feasibility will be progressed into a physical prototype for road testing.
completely new and highly disruptive lightweight automotive suspension system concept. The project partners
will make use of the latest materials and structures to combine the necessary elasticity and damping properties
with durability and wheel control within a significantly simplified system. Eliminating discrete suspension
components and developing an integrated system will provide superior performance and deliver considerable
weight and cost savings.
The project partners, Simpact, Ariel and University of Warwick, will adopt an advanced CAE modelling
approach, coupled with correlation against real-world road and track data for a baseline vehicle, providing the
ability to deliver rapid, validated design iterations. On completion of the project the virtual prototype
demonstrating the feasibility will be progressed into a physical prototype for road testing.
Lead Participant | Project Cost | Grant Offer |
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SIMPACT ENGINEERING LTD | £180,602 | £ 126,421 |
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Participant |
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ARIEL ELECTRIC LTD | £35,903 | £ 25,132 |
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK | £29,820 | £ 29,820 |
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK | ||
INNOVATE UK |
People |
ORCID iD |
Dirk Landheer (Project Manager) |