Steering pull and drift considering road wheel alignment tolerance during high-speed driving

International Journal of Vehicle Design

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-91

  Cho, Y G ^a  

^a Hyundai Motor Co   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Caster trail; Steering drift; Steering pull; Suspension geometry; Wheel alignment

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE SUSPENSIONS; FITS AND TOLERANCES; STEERING; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS); WHEELS;

ALIGNING MOMENT; CASTER TRAIL; CHASSIS SYSTEM; FULL VEHICLE MODEL; HIGH SPEED DRIVING; MANUFACTURING TOLERANCES; STEERING DRIFT; WHEEL ALIGNMENT;

AUTOMOBILE STEERING EQUIPMENT;

EID: 77956573057     PISSN: 01433369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.2010.034871     Document Type: Article

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