Abstract
An investigation of the effect of rack-housing rubber bushings on the handling characteristics of a vehicle is presented using a sophisticated three-dimensional vehicle model based on multibody dynamic analysis method. Previous research on this problem has been limited to a transfer function model for a simplified one- or two-dimensional steering subsystem. This paper uses a multibody modeling approach to find the effects of the steering-system compliance on the complete vehicle system. Sample simulations for circular cornering and pulse steering show that the steering-system compliance is the source of the frequency peak in the yaw rate to hand-wheel angle response function.
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | SAE Technical Papers |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1997 |
Event | International Congress and Exposition - Detroit, MI, United States Duration: Feb 24 1997 → Feb 27 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Automotive Engineering
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
- Pollution
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering