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Magic Numbers
Magic Numbers Determining anti-roll bar stiffness using delta values BY CLAUDE ROUELLEDownload the original PDF from RaceCar Design Magazine! In the last few articles we have reviewed the art and science that help us to define our targets of spring...
Optimal thinking – Part 2
Optimal thinking - Part 2 Theory and good practices on suspension kinematics design part 2: corner weight variation in steering BY CLAUDE ROUELLEDownload the original PDF from RaceCar Design Magazine! Let’s start with a little story. A few years...
If I judge you one day
Some advice to be ready when you will face a vehicle dynamics design judge. This is the way I proceed…
Optimal thinking – Part 1
Optimal thinking Theory and good practices on suspension kinematics design, part one BY CLAUDE ROUELLEDownload the original PDF from RaceCar Design Magazine! We have learnt in our engineering courses that a force is defined by an application point,...
The anti-antis
The anti-antis When it comes to longitudinal dynamics, many engineers consider front anti-dive and anti-lift, or rear anti-squat and anti-lift, as separate entities. Here’s why that is the wrong approach BY CLAUDE ROUELLESeveral years ago I remember experimenting with...
Rolling about
Rolling about An explanation of the limitations of a previous load transfer article, bringing jacking forces into the mix BY CLAUDE ROUELLEFirst things first. The suspended mass does not rotate around the kinematic roll axis. After reviewing the previous simplified...
Data Analysis, Vehicle Setup and Common Misconceptions | Q&A Series – Ep. 3
Continuing our series of questions and answers with Bruno Finco, today we will talk about Vehicle Setup and Vehicle Design, with questions sent by you! Let's not waste any time and dive into the questions! Do stiffer springs decrease total lateral load transfer? A lot...
Vehicle Setup and Vehicle Design | Q&A Series – Ep. 2
Continuing our series of questions and answers with Bruno Finco, today we will talk about Vehicle Setup and Vehicle Design, with questions sent by you! Let's not waste any time and dive into the questions! Why does toe-in on the rear increase stability? When you put...
Vehicle Setup and Kinematics | Q&A Series
In this comprehensive article, we dive into a series of questions regarding vehicle dynamics as applied to race cars that you send to us! To answer you, we created a series presented by Bruno Finco. We will explore each of these questions with a focus on providing...