THE DESIGN OF VARIABLE ANTIDIVE VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEMS

Variable antidive suspension characteristics represent an excellent design compromise between 100 percent dive compensation and ride harshness. This paper develops a simple suspension modification which permits wide flexibility in the choice of variable antidive to be used by a vehicle designer. A sample suspension design is presented for which variable antidive characteristics are developed. /HSRI/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by Ford Motor Company and presented at the Winter Annual Meeting of the Conference of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, November 30 to December 5, 1975, Houston, Texas.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Metz, D
  • CARLSON, A
  • Golden, L
  • OWEN, R
• Publication Date: 1976-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 171-175
• Serial:
  • ASME Journal of Engineering for Industry
  • Volume: 98
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Riding qualities; Suspensions; Vehicle design; Vehicles
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00148970
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASME 75-WA/DE-24
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1977 12:00AM