This book complements the authors previous highly successful title Tires, Suspension & Handling (1991), which was updated and revised with a 2nd edition in1996. This book focusses on the more specific field of suspension analysis, emphasizing the physical understanding of suspension parameters and methods of their calculation, including such terms as bump steer, roll steer, roll toe coefficient, camber coefficients, compliance steer coefficients, the geometric roll centre, and so on, with examples, programs and discussion of computationalproblems. The level of treatment taken is a combination of qualitative explanation and algebraic analysis, with the addition of relevant numerical analysisand exploration of computer simulations where appropriate. A basic familiarity with the geometric modelling of mechanical systems is assumed. This unique explanation of suspension characteristics and suspension geometry characterisation by coefficients provides an in-depth understanding of suspension design not to be acquired elsewhere. It explains how to obtain desired coefficients, the limitations of particular suspension types, etc, with essential information for suspension designers, suspension modifiers (e.g. in racing), and anyone else with an interest in suspension characteristics and vehicle dynamics. Technical computer programmers will be particularly interested in the discussion of problems of three-dimensional computational geometry applied to suspension design, and the example programs.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-51021-6
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 464
- Fecha Publicación: 23/10/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés