Suspension Design Page

Trackwidth - Andrew

• Why are we doing it/why does it matter?

• How did we get the solution? (work must be traceable)

  • Where did we get the solution from

• A second person of reference (they check it off and add their name)

Wheelbase - Kayla

• Why are we doing it/why does it matter?

• How did we get the solution? (work must be traceable)

  • Where did we get the solution from

• A second person of reference (they check it off and add their name)

Kinematics Software -

• Why are we doing it/why does it matter?

• How did we get the solution? (work must be traceable)

  • Where did we get the solution from

• A second person of reference (they check it off and add their name)

Camber gain

• Why are we doing it/why does it matter?

  • Camber is the tilt of a tire in the lateral direction away from the frame. Camber gain allows us to have the tire tilt more or less depending on how much your car rolls during cornering. This means the tires move vertically and your camber changes as a result of it. We want this tilt to change because when we corner we can maximize the tire contact patch. Having a large contact patch allows us to convert more of the electrical energy from the motor into mechanical energy in the form of work to help our car move even when turning. Static camber on the other hand is the angle of the tire when driving straight with no turns. For us, it’s ideal to have it as natural so the tires are straight upwards meaning the tire contact patch is maximized.

• How did we get the solution? (work must be traceable)

  • Where did we get the solution from

• A second person of reference (they check it off and add their name)

Pushrod Manufacturing (Composites)

• Why are we doing it/why does it matter?

• How did we get the solution? (work must be traceable)

  • Where did we get the solution from

• A second person of reference (they check it off and add their name)

Bearing load capacity

• Why are we doing it/why does it matter?

• How did we get the solution? (work must be traceable)

  • Where did we get the solution from

• A second person of reference (they check it off and add their name)

Optimal roll gradient

• Why are we doing it/why does it matter?

• How did we get the solution? (work must be traceable)

  • Where did we get the solution from

• A second person of reference (they check it off and add their name)

• Why are we doing it/why does it matter?

• How did we get the solution? (work must be traceable)

  • Where did we get the solution from

• A second person of reference (they check it off and add their name)

What are we doing?

• Why are we doing it/why does it matter?

• How did we get the solution? (work must be traceable)

  • Where did we get the solution from

• A second person of reference (they check it off and add their name)

Valid Quantify/Qualify the solution

• Textbook (if credible) with chapter # and what it said and why it makes sense

• Deriving through first principles

  • Must show the math

Invalid Quantify/Qualify the solution

• Word of mouth from a knowledgeable person

• Any article that says a solution

  • Only works if you can cross-reference other articles and they all say the same thing