please find the required information for any vehicle
Decide on the vehicle that
please find the required information for any vehicle Decide on the vehicle that you want to simulate. The best choice is a vehicle that you own or
have an access toFind out the weight of the vehicle and the front/rear weight distribution,
Estimate the approximate values for sprung and unsprung (wheel, brakes, driveshafts…)
masses on each wheel,
Identify/estimate the spring rate (kN/m), either by:
o Using catalogue data from the after-market performance parts Websites, or
o Conducting the following experiment (both on the front and the back wheels): 1. measure the vertical distance from the wheel-centre to wheel arch edge when
your car is sitting on the ground; 2. jack up the car and measure the vertical distance again. Try to identify the damper rate (kN /(m/s)) from after-market performance parts Websites.
If you cannot find anything for your vehicle, try to find some data for a popular car with
similar weight please also reference where you got any of the information from