Three-Wheeled ATV — A No-Suspension Rigid Rider System, Part II: Applications — Handling and Ride 841059
This paper is the second in a series on three-wheeled all-terrain vehicles and investigates the handling and ride characteristics of the six degrees-of-freedom mathematical model of a vehicle/rigid-rider system with no suspension. This vehicle/rider system was simulated over three different bump profiles of rectangular, parabolic and sinusoidal shapes. The results show that a light vehicle/rider system equipped with a set of stiff tires has the poorest handling and ride characteristics whereas a heavy vehicle/rider system equipped with a set of soft tires has the best handling and ride characteristics. It was also shown that, for the particular profiles selected, a longer ramp-like bump profile disturbed the vehicle/rider sytems significantly more than a shorter length bump profile.
Citation: Tan, T. and Huston, J., "Three-Wheeled ATV — A No-Suspension Rigid Rider System, Part II: Applications — Handling and Ride," SAE Technical Paper 841059, 1984, https://doi.org/10.4271/841059. Download Citation
Author(s):
Teong Eng Tan, Jeffrey C. Huston
Affiliated:
Dept. of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Pages: 10
Event:
1984 SAE International Off-Highway and Powerplant Congress and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 1984 Transactions-V93-84
Related Topics:
Commercial vehicles
Recreational vehicles and equipment
Mathematical models
Tires
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