Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
The front wheels of the car are installed with their tops tilted outward or inward. This is called "camber" and is measured in degrees of tilt from the vertical. When ...
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010
The axis around which the wheel rotates as it turns to the right or left is called the "steering axis". This axis is found by drawing an imaginary line between ...
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Monday, May 3rd, 2010
1. Description
EPS (Electric Power Steering) generates the assist torque by the motor for steering operation and reduces the steering effort. Hydraulic power steering uses the power of the engine to ...
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Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
1. Description
To improve driving comfort, most modern automobiles have wide, lowpressure tires which increase the tire-to-road surface contact area. As a result of this, more steering effort is required. Steering ...
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Monday, April 19th, 2010
1. Elasticity
If a force (load) is applied to an object made of a material such as rubber, it will create stress (deformation) in that object. When that force is released, ...
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
The vehicle must have proper straightline performance for stable driving, cornering performance for driving around curves, recovery force for returning to the straight-line condition, the capacity to soften the shock ...
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
1. Diagnosis
If the EMS/air suspension ECU detects a malfunction in this system, it blinks the damping mode or vehicle height indicator light to alert the driver of the malfunction. The ...
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Sunday, February 14th, 2010
The suspension improves the riding comfort and driving performance of the vehicle. EMS (Electronically-Modulated Suspension) and air suspension electronically control the damping force of the shock absorbers and air springs ...
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
4. Torsion bar springs
A torsion bar spring (usually simply called a torsion bar) is a spring-steel rod that uses its torsional elasticity to resist twisting. One end of the torsion- ...
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