ADVANCES IN VEHICLE HANDLING

This article reports on the May 1983 IMechE AD International Conference on Vehicle Handling. This is followed by extracts from three key papers on computer analysis, all of which were considered outstanding in furthering the analysis of vehicle handling, and the understanding of suspension systems, important to future vehicle design. The paper by W.F. Milliken and R.S. Rice discusses the Moment Method of computer simulation, of which practical applications to date have included tire selection, torque steer associated with throttle release in a corner, high speed directional instability, and the effects of suspension compliances. The paper by H.S. Radt and W.F. Milliken proposes non-dimensional relationships for tire side force and self-aligning torque (as a function of slip ratio, steer angle, load and friction coefficient) for use in vehicle computer simulation. The third paper by Dr. Ing K. Enke describes an elasto-kinematic system of wheel suspension aimed at resolving the ride comfort/handling compromise involving a five-link per wheel system to control steer effects arising from the use of elastic anchorage bearings used in the rear suspension of the W201 series Mercedes Benz cars.

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  Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited

  P.O. Box 24, Northgate Avenue
  Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP32 6BW,   England 
• Publication Date: 1983-8

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 40-43
• Serial:
  • AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Institution of Mechanical Engineers
  • ISSN: 0307-6490

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Driving; Handling characteristics; Simulation; Suspension systems
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00385736
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-035 977
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 30 1984 12:00AM