Vehicle Suspension System Technology and Design

Download or read book Vehicle Suspension System Technology and Design written by Avesta Goodarzi and published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers. This book was released on 2017-05-05 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to cover essential aspects of vehicle suspension systems and provide an easy approach for their analysis and design. It is intended specifically for undergraduate students and anyone with an interest in design and analysis of suspension systems. In order to simplify the understanding of more difficult concepts, the book uses a step-by-step approach along with pictures, graphs and examples. The book begins with the introduction of the role of suspensions in cars and a description of their main components. The types of suspensions are discussed and their differences reviewed. The mechanisms or geometries of different suspension systems are introduced and the tools for their analysis are discussed. In addition, vehicle vibration is reviewed in detail and models are developed to study vehicle ride comfort.