The Design of a Suspension Parameter Measurement Device 870576
This paper describes the theory and design of an apparatus, the Suspension Parameter Measurement Device (SPMD), which has been developed to measure the displacements and forces which occur at the road wheels of a vehicle as the body moves, or as lateral and/or longitudinal forces are applied at the tire/road interface.
Wheel movements resulting from the bounce, pitch, or roll motions of the vehicle body in the absence of lateral and longitudinal forces at the tire/road interface are the kinematic characteristics of the suspension. Wheel displacements caused by the application of forces in the plane of the road are defined as the compliance characteristics, while those resulting from motions of the steering wheel are the steering characteristics. The purpose of the SPMD is to measure all of these characteristics, thereby providing data for use in the simulation of the performance of cars and light trucks.
Citation: Ellis, J., Burns, S., Garrott, W., and Bell, S., "The Design of a Suspension Parameter Measurement Device," SAE Technical Paper 870576, 1987, https://doi.org/10.4271/870576. Download Citation
Author(s):
John R. Ellis, Stephen C. Burns, W. Riley Garrott, Steven C. Bell
Affiliated:
The Ohio State Univ. Columbus, OH
Pages: 16
Event:
SAE International Congress and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 1987 Transactions-V96-87
Related Topics:
Light trucks
Wheels
Pitch
Roll
Roads and highways
Tires
Simulation and modeling
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