The control arms and suspension system went through numerous evolution steps; the

control arms started from the solid axles, then the twist axle appeared (with the modern version
multi control arms) and finally to the active control arms, and for the suspension from the
passive suspension, to the semi-active and finally the active suspension; all these steps had the
purpose to obtain a substantial improving for the dynamic performances and for the passenger
comfort.
The paper is structured on two parts.
The first part is about the control arms: here it is presented the role and the classification,
also this part analyzes the different constructive versions used on the diverse automobile
categories, studies the mechanism kinematics and finally presents methods and models for
calculation and design for the control arms.
The second part talks about the suspension system rigorously correlated with the control
arms that is mounted on: presenting the functional role, the mathematic modeling, construction,
the classification and the different versions of suspensions and of course the calculation and
design elements for the suspensions.