Dynamic Effect of Cushion Part of Wheeled Vehicles on Their Steerability

Abstract

The effect of relative motion of cushion system on dynamic pressure force of steered wheeled vehicles with non-linear elastic characteristics of suspension was evaluated in the article under consideration. The problem is to find the dynamic force of system cushion-non-cushion part pressure on front wheel. The dependence for the limiting value of dynamic turning angle of steered wheels on longitudinal-and- angular oscillations amplitude and parameters describing elastic characteristics of elastic suspension was obtained. It was demonstrated that for more rigid suspensions the value of dynamic turning angle is smaller at small amplitudes of longitudinal-and-angular oscillations and bigger at big amplitudes of longitudinal-and-angular oscillations.