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Modelling and assembly of the full vehicle 345<br />

REVOLUTE<br />

Bell crank<br />

Rebound movement<br />

Spring damper<br />

Anti-roll bar<br />

Push rod<br />

upper<br />

Rotational spring damper<br />

Anti-roll bar<br />

lower<br />

UNIVERSAL<br />

SPHERICAL<br />

REVOLUTE<br />

Rotation<br />

REVOLUTE<br />

REVOLUTE<br />

Push rod<br />

Bump movement<br />

Fig. 6.20<br />

Modelling of anti-roll bar mechanism in student race car<br />

anti-roll bar to rock back and forward as the bell cranks rotate during parallel<br />

wheel travel but prevents rotation during opposite wheel travel when<br />

the body rolls. As the body rolls the torsional stiffness of the anti-roll bar,<br />

modelled with the rotational spring damper, resists the pushing motion of<br />

one push rod as the suspension moves in bump on one side and the pulling<br />

motion as the suspension moves in rebound on the other side. The small<br />

spring damper helps to locate the anti-roll bar with respect to the vehicle<br />

chassis and adds to the heave stiffness and damping. Alternative linkage<br />

designs are possible that allow the use of a translational spring element and<br />

hence allow independent control of damping in roll compared to damping<br />

in heave. Such ‘three spring’ systems are common in higher formula motorsports<br />

events when allowed by the rules.<br />

6.7 Determination of roll stiffness for the equivalent roll<br />

stiffness model<br />

In order to develop a full vehicle model based on roll stiffness it is necessary<br />

to determine the roll stiffness and damping of the front and rear suspension<br />

elements separately. The estimation of roll damping is obtained by assuming<br />

an equivalent linear damping and using the positions of the dampers relative<br />

to the roll centres to calculate the required coefficients. If a detailed<br />

vehicle model is available the procedure used to find the roll stiffness for the<br />

front suspension elements involves the development of a model as shown in<br />

Figure 6.21. This model includes the vehicle body, this being constrained to<br />

rotate about an axis aligned through the front and rear roll centres. The roll<br />

centre positions can be found using the methods described in Chapter 4. The<br />

vehicle body is attached to the ground part by a cylindrical joint located at<br />

the front roll centre and aligned with the rear roll centre. The rear roll centre<br />

is attached to the ground by a spherical joint in order to prevent the vehicle<br />

sliding along the roll axis. A motion input is applied at the cylindrical

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