Vehicle Dynamics – Suspension Design & Dampers

By Andrew Greaney

Most vehicle dynamics are difficult to read, use jargon and waffle on subjects that are not useful to the reader. The book aims to give the reader knowledge around suspension design and dampers focused within a motorsport environment. The reader is given useful information and a deep understand behind a roll centers and double wishbone suspension design, by looking at suspension geometry. Subjects explored include roll centers, equal and parallel double wishbone layout, equal and non-parallel double wishbone layout, non-equal and non-parallel double wishbone layout, looking at camber change, horizontal change, vertical change and the instant roll centre. The best double wishbone layout is stated and an explanation why this is. This book also looks at rear axles - lives axles, Panhard suspension, Watts linkage, Mumford suspension and Woblink suspension. A section dedicated to dampers delves into preload, bump and rebound settings (low/high speed bump and low/high speed rebound), monotube dampers, twin-tube dampers, external reservoirs, Inerter dampers (also known as mass dampers of J-dampers), damper compression and testing methods for dampers. These testing methods include a damper dynamometer with results and explanations. Containing useful references for more background reading if desired, this book is your one stop shop on covering race car set-ups and suspension systems on a race car!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1973364174
• ISBN13: 9781973364177
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 47 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.1" x 8.5"