Wheelbase filtering and automobile suspension tuning for minimizing motions in pitch

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 216, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 933-946

  Sharp, R S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automobile; Frequency response; Interference; Olley; Pitch; Suspension; Tuning; Wheelbase filter

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAILROAD CARS; STIFFNESS; TUNING; VEHICLE WHEELS;

PHASOR DIAGRAMS;

AUTOMOBILE SUSPENSIONS;

EID: 0036966178     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440702762508182     Document Type: Conference Paper

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