In view of the difficulty of structural lightweight design of automobile suspension′s lower knuckle fork caused by the complex loading conditions
the topology optimization method is used to optimize its structure design in this paper. Taking an automobile suspension lower knuckle fork structure as the research object
a mathematical model of topology optimization of lower knuckle fork structure under multiple working conditions is established by linear weighted sum method
and the weight coefficients of each sub-working condition are determined by hierarchical analysis method
and finally the results of topology optimization of lower knuckle fork structure under multiple working conditions are obtained by solving calculation based on ANSYS software. The optimized model is reconstructed and verified by finite element analysis. The results show that the mass of the optimized lower knuckle fork is reduced by 14.58% than original fork structure while the structural performance meets the design requirements
which can provide a reference for the actual industrial production.