Automobiles - Vehicle_Dynamics(9)

VehicleDynamicsFHRegensburg,UniversityofAppliedSciences

1.2Wheel/AxleSuspensionSystems

1.2.1GeneralRemarks

TheAutomotiveIndustryusesdifferentkindsofwheel/axlesuspensionsystems.Importantcriteriaarecosts,spacerequirements,kinematicpropertiesandcomplianceattributes.

1.2.2MultiPurposeSuspensionSystems

TheDoubleWishboneSuspension,theMcPhersonSuspensionandtheMulti-LinkSuspensionaremultipurposewheelsuspensionsystems,

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Figure1.1:DoubleWishbone,McPhersonandMulti-LinkSuspension

Theyareusedassteeredfrontornonsteeredrearaxlesuspensionsystems.Thesesuspen-sionsystemsarealsosuitablefordrivenaxles.

InaMcPhersonsuspensionthespringismountedwithaninclinationtothestrutaxis.Thusbendingtorquesatthestrutwhichcausehighfrictionforcescanbereduced.

Atpickups,trucksandbussesoftensolidaxlesareused.Solidaxlesareguidedeitherbyleaf

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Figure1.2:SolidAxles

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