Suspension Design and Tolerance Effects on Vehicle Attitudes

Vehicle attitude control has been of interest to automotive engineers since the early days of the automobile. As the automobile became more complex and vehicle ride and handling characteristics became more important, vehicle attitude control became an ever-increasing factor. Now, with the advent of government standards regarding vision, lighting, and the new bumper impact standard, vehicle attitude control becomes a prime factor in vehicle design. A method of accomplishing attitude control is discussed in this paper.