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Precise Center of Gravity calculation

Precise Center of Gravity calculation

Precise Center of Gravity calculation

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Hi Everyone,

Out of interest, has anyone ever come across any equations used to calculate center of gravity of a race/passenger car that include unsprung mass, unequal track width, different wheel diameter. There must be something out there on this. So far all the equations I have found are based on simple models for a "rigid" car.

I would like to put together a little excel spreadsheet where I can punch in a few things like vehicle weight measured at individual corners, (=total weight), tilt angle of car, wheelbase, track width, wheel dimensions etc and have it calculate the Center of Gravity taking into consideration weight transfer and unsprung mass of wheels.

This is using the "traditional" individual wheel scale method with known tilt angle.   

Any help on this topic?

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