Metrics for Evaluating the Ride Handling Compromise

2010-01-1139

04/12/2010

Event
SAE 2010 World Congress & Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
Though the purpose of a vehicle's suspension is multi-faceted and complex, the fundamentals may be simply stated: the suspension exists to provide the occupants with a tolerable ride, while simultaneously ensuring that the tires maintain good contact with the ground. At the root of the familiar ride/handling compromise, is the problem that tuning efforts which improve either grip or handling are generally to the detriment of the other.
This study seeks to set forth a clear means for examining the familiar ride/handing compromise, by first exploring the key ideas of these terms, and then by describing the development of content-rich metrics to permit a direct optimization strategy.
For simplicity, the optimization problem was examined in a unilateral manner, where heave (vertical; z-axis) behaviour is examined in isolation, though the methods described herein may be extended to pitch and roll behaviour as well.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2010-01-1139
Pages
9
Citation
Johnston, M., Rieveley, R., Johrendt, J., and Minaker, B., "Metrics for Evaluating the Ride Handling Compromise," SAE Technical Paper 2010-01-1139, 2010, https://doi.org/10.4271/2010-01-1139.
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Publisher
Published
Apr 12, 2010
Product Code
2010-01-1139
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English