Journal of the Society of Automotive Engineers Malaysia Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp 63-81, January 2017 Development of an Automotive Anti-Roll Bar: A Review M. Mohammad Taha1,2, S. M. Sapuan*1,3, M. R. Mansor2 and N. Abdul Aziz1 1Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia 2Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia 3Laboratory of Biocomposite Technology, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia *Corresponding author:
[email protected] REVIEW Open Access Article History: Abstract – In this study, understanding between the operation and mechanism of an automotive anti-roll bar is reviewed. Design Received consideration of the automotive anti-roll bar is studied from past 15 Dec 2016 researchers with the summarized of current invention of automotive anti- roll bar. In development of the automotive anti-roll bar, interaction Received in between design elements such as material, function analysis, forces revised form analysis, failure analysis and geometry specifications are essentially need 12 Jan 2017 to be considered in development of it without affecting its conventional Accepted function and achieve the performance target. The potential of the fibre 16 Jan 2017 reinforced composite such as natural fibre is likely to be the next future generation of automotive anti-roll bar. Considerations of the Available online aforementioned design elements would help design engineers to outcome 31 Jan 2017 the challenges in design of composite materials. The inventions that patented by the past inventors would help as a guide.