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  1. student_hsd

    Adams/car rc vertical

    Hi Greg, thank you for your input, i will attach an excel sheet with my hardpoints. I know that there is a difference between forced base and geometrical roll center, yet I don't know what the difference is. Maybe you can link me an article about that, i'd be very thankful for that. best...
  2. student_hsd

    Adams/car rc vertical

    I absolutely agree with you. But since the upright is already fix aswell as the chassis hardpoints, there is nothing i can improve. That's why all I can do is, change the position of the upright and the lengths of the control arms. It doesn't bother me that the roll center is negative, but the...
  3. student_hsd

    Adams/car rc vertical

    Indeed. It blows my mind that it is negative at equilibrium too. I've attached a plot of "toe angle over wheel travel" for parallel travel. best regardshttp://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=214cfd80-5254-44e5-bfd3-0fefac303c76&file=toe_angle.JPEG
  4. student_hsd

    Adams/car rc vertical

    Thank you for your replies. I'm merely working with what I've got. The steering system is fix, aswell as the upright. All I can change are the control arms. Maybe I am plotting the wrong? roll center. I only know how to plot "wheel travel" over "roll center center location vertical". I have...
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    Adams/car rc vertical

    Hi guys, Currently I am working with Adams/car to improve the suspension of our formula student racing car. There is one particular problem I encounter, when plotting. I have been using the fsae template to remodel our current suspension. That has worked almost without a problem. The problem...
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