Suspension

[mogwai]

I've gone through all the basic parts of the Double Wishbone Suspension, how it works, the general terms associated with it! What should be my next step as a Vehicle Dynamics member of my team?

[mogwai]

I've gone through all the basic parts of the Double Wishbone Suspension, how it works, the general terms associated with it! What should be my next step as a Vehicle Dynamics member of my team?

[wagemd]

Simple... Read RCVD (Racecar Vehicle Dynamics). Twice. Apply to your car. Read again. Re-apply.

[exFSAE]

Ask your Vehicle Dynamics lead engineer, or lead project engineer, what they want you to do next. Not us.

[Ben K]

Tire dynamics based on the TTC. Study other vehicles to see what they do to give you a baseline. Etc etc etc.

Good luck.

Ben

[mogwai]

I'm currently working on Shock Absorbers Handbook by Dixon as suggested by my Vehicle Dynamics Senior Head, could anyone suggest some good sites, books, links related to the shock absorbers?

[rmk36]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by mogwai:
I'm currently working on Shock Absorbers Handbook by Dixon as suggested by my Vehicle Dynamics Senior Head </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

If I were you, I would first learn about the basics of vehicle dynamics before you focus on just shock absorbers.

[Ben K]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by mogwai:
I'm currently working on Shock Absorbers Handbook by Dixon as suggested by my Vehicle Dynamics Senior Head, could anyone suggest some good sites, books, links related to the shock absorbers? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

There is a fantastic 'sticky' note at the top with recommended reads. You could also read the "to-win" series by Carroll Smith.

[RobbyObby]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by mogwai:
I'm currently working on Shock Absorbers Handbook by Dixon as suggested by my Vehicle Dynamics Senior Head, could anyone suggest some good sites, books, links related to the shock absorbers? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I believe Daniel did just that a few posts ago. "Think Fast" by Neil Roberts is a good read if you wanna learn how a shock absorber works, and have no previous knowledge of them (which judging by this post, I assume you don't).

On a side note: damn I wish we had enough people to have a dedicated Vehicle Dynamics team and not just me and our suspension lead figure it all out on our own. But then again, you don;t learn by being spoon fed information, now do ya?

[exFSAE]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by RobbyObby:
On a side note: damn I wish we had enough people to have a dedicated Vehicle Dynamics team and not just me and our suspension lead figure it all out on our own. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

This kind of thing unfortunately often doesn't change when you graduate.