Abstract
The estimation of ride comfort characteristics of automobile by driving simulator with motion device is proposed in this paper. Making use of the driving simulator with multibody automobile model that has already been developed by the authors, the influence of the specifications of suspension on ride comfort characteristics can be investigated in detail. By the experiments with driving simulator, it was shown that developed driving simulator can realize the vibration of automobiles to the extents of the frequency of 3-Hertz, and that the vibration characteristics of driving simulator varies by changing the specifications of vehicle model.
