• The purpose of the suspension system is to isolate the vehicle body from road bumps and vibrations, while keeping the wheels in contact with the road. • A basic suspension system consists of springs, axles, shock absorbers, arms, rods, and ball joints. Basic Properties • Weight Transfer • Jacking Forces • Camber • Caster Angle • Spring Rate • Travel • Ball Joint • Steering Knuckles • Weight Transfer - Weight transfer during cornering, acceleration or braking is usually calculated per individual wheel and compared with the static weights for the same wheels.
Weight transfer has significant impact on
traction. Unfortunately, the net sum of the traction of the four tires does not stay equal. What is lost from the unloaded tires is not entirely transferred to the loaded tires. Overall there is a loss in traction. • Jacking Forces - Jacking forces are the sum of the vertical force components experienced by the suspension links. The resultant force acts to lift the sprung mass if the roll center is above ground, or compress it if underground. Generally, the higher the roll center, the more jacking force is experienced. Roll Centre - Imaginary Point on centre line, about which the sprung body tends to roll when subjected to side forces, as when cornering. Its position relative to the road depends on the suspension system’s design and geometry, the vehicle’s Centre of Mass and other forces. • Camber - It is the angle between the axis of the wheels and the vertical axis when viewed from the front or rear. It is used in the design of steering and suspension. • Caster Angle - It is the angle between the Vertical axis and the King Pin axis. • Spring Rate - The spring rate (or suspension rate) is a component in setting the vehicle's ride height or its location in the suspension stroke. When a spring is compressed or stretched, the force it exerts is proportional to its change in length. The spring rate or spring constant of a spring is the change in the force it exerts, divided by the change in deflection of the spring. • Travel - It is the measure of distance from the bottom of the suspension stroke (such as when the vehicle is on a jack and the wheel hangs freely) to the top of the suspension stroke (such as when the vehicle's wheel can no longer travel in an upward direction toward the vehicle). • Ball Joint - ball joints are spherical bearings that connect the control arms to the steering knuckles. They are used on virtually every automobile made and work similar to the ball and socket design of the human hip joint.
• Steering Knuckles - The steering wheel
is connected to the suspension and wheels via the steering knuckles. The knuckle connects the steering wheel to the rest of the car, allowing the driver to direct the vehicle. • Control Arm - Control arm is a hinged suspension link between the chassis and the suspension upright or hub that carries the wheel. Types of Suspensions • Dependent Suspension - It is a type of suspension in which left and right suspension are linked together and disturbance on one side is transferred to other side.
• Independent Suspension - It is a type of suspension in
which left and right suspension are not linked together and disturbance on one side is not transferred to other side. • Front Independent Suspension - In this setup, the front wheels are allowed to move independently. Disturbance of one wheel is not transferred to other wheel.
• MacPherson strut - The MacPherson strut combines
a shock absorber and a coil spring into a single unit. This provides a more compact and lighter suspension system that can be used for front-wheel drive vehicles. • Dependent Rear Suspension - If a solid axle connects the rear wheels of a car, then the suspension is usually quite simple, based either on a leaf spring or a coil spring.
Case1. The leaf springs clamp directly to the drive axle.
The ends of the leaf springs attach directly to the frame, and the shock absorber is attached at the clamp that holds the spring to the axle.
Case2. The spring and shock absorber can be mounted
as a single unit or as separate components. When they're separate, the springs can be much smaller, which reduces the amount of space the suspension takes up. • Torsion bar suspension - It is a method of utilizing the flexibility of a steel bar or tube twisting lengthwise to provide spring action. Instead of the flexing action of a leaf spring, the torsion bar twists to exert resistance against up and down movement.
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