Road Vehicle Suspension System Design - a review

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1987, Pages 167-192

  Sharp, R S ^a   Crolla, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRODUCT DESIGN;

PASSIVE SYSTEMS; PERFORMANCE CRITERIA; ROAD SURFACES; ROAD VEHICLE SUSPENSION; VEHICLE MODELS;

AUTOMOBILES;

EID: 0023519938     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: 17445159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00423118708968877     Document Type: Article

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