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  • 11Unsprung weight — In a ground vehicle with a suspension, the unsprung weight (or, more properly, the unsprung mass) is the mass of the suspension, wheels or tracks (as applicable), and other components directly connected to them, rather than supported by the… …

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  • 12Roll moment — In a vehicle suspension, roll moment is the moment of inertia of the vehicle s sprung mass (the portion of its weight supported by the suspension). The roll moment is the product of the sprung mass and the square of the distance between the… …

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  • 137 post shaker — The 7 post shaker is a piece of test equipment used to perform highly technical analysis for racecars. A 7 post shaker can apply all vertical forces seen by the car on the race track. This is akin to driving the car on the racetrack without… …

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  • 14roll center — the point in the transverse vertical plane through any pair of wheel centers at which lateral forces may be applied to the sprung mass without producing suspension roll. Note: the roll center constitutes an idealized concept and does not… …

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  • 15Roll center — The roll center of a vehicle is the notional point at which the cornering forces in the suspension are reacted to the vehicle body.TheoryThere are two definitions of roll center. The most commonly used is the geometric (or kinematic) roll center …

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  • 16List of mechanical engineering topics — This page aims to list all articles related to the specific discipline of mechanical engineering. For a broad overview of engineering, please see List of engineering topics. For biographies please see List of engineers.compactTOC NOTOC… …

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  • 17Sway bar — A sway bar (also stabilizer bar, anti sway bar, roll bar, or anti roll bar, ARB) is an automobile suspension device. It connects opposite (left/right) wheels together through short lever arms linked by a torsion spring. A sway bar increases the… …

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  • 18McLaren M7A — Category Formula One Constructor McLaren Designer(s) Robin Herd, Gordon Coppuck …

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  • 19Неподрессоренная масса — Неподрессоренная масса  понятие, применимое к наземным средствам передвижения, имеющим подвеску, которое обозначает массу, включающую массу колес и других деталей, крепящихся непосредственно к ним (дисков, резины, элементов тормозной системы …

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  • 20beaming — a mode of vibration involving predominantly bending deformations of the sprung mass about the vehicle y axis …

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