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Suspensions Explained
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 10 ธ.ค. 2022
The definitive guide to Anti-Dive and Anti-Lift in suspension systems. What it is and how it works.
Anti-Dive and Anti-Lift in vehicle suspension systems are often some of the most mis-understood aspects of the design. This video shows exactly how they work, how to calculate the math associated with them and how we can use them to our advantage.
Chapters:
Introduction 0:00
The Basic Concepts 0:38
An Example Car 2:20
Calculating Spring Deflection 3:20
Anti-Dive 4:15
The Geometric Method 5:43
The Instantaneous Radius Method 6:52
Comparing The Methods 7:47
The Ideal Anti-Dive Line 8:12
Calculating the Anti-Dive 10:16
Anti-Lift 11:23
Why Do We Care? 12:23
Using it to Our Advantage 13:33
Huibert Mees
Suspensions Explained
Music: Bensound.com
Chapters:
Introduction 0:00
The Basic Concepts 0:38
An Example Car 2:20
Calculating Spring Deflection 3:20
Anti-Dive 4:15
The Geometric Method 5:43
The Instantaneous Radius Method 6:52
Comparing The Methods 7:47
The Ideal Anti-Dive Line 8:12
Calculating the Anti-Dive 10:16
Anti-Lift 11:23
Why Do We Care? 12:23
Using it to Our Advantage 13:33
Huibert Mees
Suspensions Explained
Music: Bensound.com
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