Suspension Compliance Simulation
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================================================ = ADAMS FRONT SUSPENSION COMPLIANCE TEST = ================================================ Title: vehicle3 Requester: user Date: Wed Jan 31 15:56:33 1996, adamspost_IRIX(v1.5a) Filename: vehicle3.req --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT COMPLIANCE TEST PARAMETERS WHEEL WHEEL WHEEL WHEEL --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INITIAL CONDITIONS Spindle Rise (- for rebound) = 0.00 0.00 mm CONVERGING LATERAL COMPLIANCE TEST (Applied at Contact Patch) Lateral Force Aligning Moment ------------------ ------------------- Toe change = -0.429 -0.429 deg -7.433 -7.433 deg Lateral compliance steer = -0.120 -0.120 deg/kN -6.579 -6.579 deg/kN-m Camber change = 0.315 0.315 deg 0.509 0.509 deg Lateral camber compliance = 0.088 0.088 deg/kN 0.451 0.451 deg/kN-m Lateral tire patch displ. = 1.896 1.896 mm 2.386 2.386 mm Force and moment applied = 3558 3558 N 1130 1130 N-m PARALLEL LATERAL COMPLIANCE TEST (Applied at Contact Patch) Lateral Force Aligning Moment ------------------- ------------------- Toe change = 0.517 -0.502 deg -8.382 7.959 deg Lateral compliance steer = 0.145 -0.141 deg/kN -7.419 7.045 deg/kN-m Camber change = -0.328 0.338 deg 0.558 -0.312 deg Lateral camber compliance = -0.092 0.095 deg/kN 0.494 -0.276 deg/kN-m Lateral tire patch displ. = -2.169 2.250 mm 2.785 -2.885 mm Force and moment applied = 3558 3558 N 1130 1130 N-m LONGITUDINAL COMPLIANCE TEST (Applied at Wheel Center) Reaward Force Forward Force ------------------- ------------------- Toe change = -1.226 -1.226 deg 0.124 0.124 deg Long. compliance steer = -0.344 -0.344 deg/kN 0.349 0.349 deg/kN Wheel center recession = 15.047 15.047 mm 1.511 1.511 mm Wheel center recession rate = 4.23 4.23 mm/kN 4.25 4.25 mm/kN Wheel center force applied = 3558 3558 N 356 356 N LONGITUDINAL COMPLIANCE TEST (Applied at Contact Patch) Reaward Force Forward Force ------------------- ------------------- Toe change = 0.226 0.226 deg -0.215 -0.215 deg Long. compliance steer = 0.064 0.064 deg/kN -0.060 -0.060 deg/kN Caster change = 2.942 2.943 deg 2.974 2.974 deg Long. caster compliance = 0.827 0.827 deg/kN 0.836 0.836 deg/kN Contact Patch force applied = 3558 3558 N 3558 3558 N Positive Sign Convention : toe-in, top of tire cambered out, tire patch moving inboard