A car has a weight of 1900 lb front axle and 1552 lb on the rear with a wheelbase of 100.6 inches. The tires have the following cornering stiffness values Determine the following 1. Ackermann steer angles for 500, 200 and 50 ft radius 2. Understeer gradient 3. Characteristic speed 4. Lateral acceleration gain at 60 mph…
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updated on 31 Aug 2022
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A car has a weight of 1900 lb front axle and 1552 lb on the rear with a wheelbase of 100.6 inches. The tires have the following cornering stiffness values Determine the following 1. Ackermann steer angles for 500, 200 and 50 ft radius 2. Understeer gradient 3. Characteristic speed 4. Lateral acceleration gain at 60 mph…
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Problem set 2 -week 3 challenge : Anti-Characteristics
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Project 2 - Rankine cycle Simulator
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Vehicle Ride 2
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Vehicle Ride 1
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Vehicle Ride
ANS_1:-it is because of the motion ratio, where the value of (b) always grater than (a), so the motion ratio is always less than 1.Because of this the wheel rate(kw) is always different from spring rate(ks).kw=ks(a/b)^2b=distance between trailing arm pivot to the wheel mtga=distance between trailing arm pivot to…
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Steering Geometry 1
Ans_1:- a) Caster = 5.37 deg b) Mechanical Trail =9.4mm c) Kingpin Inclination =10 deg d) Scrub Radius =32.36mm e) Kingpin Lateral offset=85.26mm Ans_2:-Restoring moment = 68800 N-mm Ans_3:- dy(Wb,Lb)=35 dz(Wb,Lb)=200
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Front View Geometry and Roll Center Height 1
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