Wheel Rate, Ride Rate, and Hop Rate

Branch ID: 210

Request Number: 80000210

Table 1.
.plt File .mr, .abf File Component Unit Comment
F1 RESULT(1) Not Used Not Used Not Used
F2 RESULT(2) Left Wheel Rate N/mm The left wheel vertical stiffness (excluding tires) when both the left and right wheels are moving in-phase or:

1/(C(3,3)+C(3,9))

F3 RESULT(3) Left Ride Rate N/mm The left wheel vertical stiffness (tires in series) when both the left and right wheels are moving in-phase or:

((wheel rate)*(tire stiffness))/((wheel rate)+(tire stiffness))

F4 RESULT(4) Left Hop Rate N/mm The left wheel vertical stiffness (tires in parallel) when both the left and right wheels are moving in-phase or:

(wheel rate) + (tire stiffness)

F5 RESULT(5) Not Used Not Used Not Used
F6 RESULT(6) Right Wheel Rate N/mm The right wheel vertical stiffness (excluding tires) when both the left and right wheels are moving in-phase or:

1/(C(9,3)+C(9,9))

F7 RESULT(7) Right Ride Rate N/mm The right wheel vertical stiffness (tires in series) when both the left and right wheels are moving in-phase or:

((wheel rate)*(tire stiffness))/((wheel rate)+(tire stiffness))

F8 RESULT(8) Right Hop Rate N/mm The right wheel vertical stiffness (tires in parallel) when both the left and right wheels are moving in-phase or:

(wheel rate) + (tire stiffness)