To measure the forces on the bearings inside a MacPherson shock absorber (strut), I built a simple test model to test the behavior. In the first model I placed the strut vertically (lower and upper mounting point exactly above each other), so the axis of operation of the joints (bearings) were...
To test the Joint Stiction Actuator block in SimMechanics, I made a small model containing 2 bodies, a prismatic joint and a spring/damper. The actuation is a body actuator which yields a force step input after 2 seconds.
The goal is to put friction into the shock absorbers in a full vehicle...
