suspension A arm linkages

[vinit]

Can anyone help me to know how to determine the length of the linkages?

[vinit]

Can anyone help me to know how to determine the length of the linkages?

[Yellow Ranger]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle

[Eklavya Singh]

What the hell man?? Are you gonna read absolutely nothing and expect people to tell you that?

[jony z]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content"> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle


Sooner Racing Team
University of Oklahoma
Chief Engineer 08-09
Team Captain 06-08 </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

hahaha nice. check out the recommended reading list thread

[L B0MB]

Indians are never shy to ask questions on this forum http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[Eklavya Singh]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content"> Indians are never shy to ask questions on this forum

Curtin Motorsport Team 08
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It isn't about being shy. A question should be asked only after some amount of effort has been put into finding the answer on your own and you are still unable to understand.

And by the way I'm Indian, and I do not appreciate the generalisation.

Eklavya Singh
Technical Head
Formula Manipal

[Nishant Jain]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content"> Can anyone help me to know how to determine the length of the linkages? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I'm no suspension guy, but may I recommend a scale? Ruler?

Or maybe a vernier caliper, if you really want to measure the hell out of it.

Nishant.

[Adambomb]

Yes, this question did sound familiar, because it has only been 3 months since this post (http://fsae.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/125607348/m/832103231?r=930105231#930105231)

Although I suppose taking those lengths into the form of a triangle is a step in the right direction...

[L B0MB]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Eklavya Singh:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content"> Indians are never shy to ask questions on this forum

Curtin Motorsport Team 08
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It isn't about being shy. A question should be asked only after some amount of effort has been put into finding the answer on your own and you are still unable to understand.

And by the way I'm Indian, and I do not appreciate the generalisation.

Eklavya Singh
Technical Head
Formula Manipal </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

You may not appreciate the generalisation, but generally, Indians do ask stupid questions

[jrickert]

Find a good vehicle dynamics textbook and read it. This should give you some ideas of the relative merits of different designs. I assume your are a first year team. Start with what you can reasonably package and look at what other teams are doing. You will want to analyze the effects of camber change and load transfer as the suspension moves. Some people on these forums get extremely aggravated by questions like these. They like to see that you have made some attempt to learn on your own before coming here. If you read a bit and come with more specific questions, people will surely be more willing to help.


I try to be patient because i feel that right now FSAE is dying and we need all the new teams and enthusiasm we can get. FSAE is supposed to be a fun learning experience. Sometimes people get a bit too serious.