Abstract
Real roads are far from flat. Even freshly paved highways have small imperfections that interact with the vehicle dynamics by exciting vehicle vertical vibrations.
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09 June 2023
The book was inadvertently published with some low resolution figures and wrong equations. The corresponding chapters have been corrected as follows:
In Chapter 3, Figures 3.70 to 3.75 have been replaced with higher resolution figures.
In Chapter 7, Figures 7.12 to 7.19 have been replaced with higher resolution figures.
In Chapter 10, Equations 10.13, 10.14, 10.15 and 10.18 have been corrected.
The correction chapters and the book have been updated with the changes.
Notes
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Of course, we mean fluctuations due to road imperfections, not to load transfers.
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Let \(\omega _{u_1} < \omega _{u_2}\), then \(\omega _{u_1} < \omega _1\) and \(\omega _2 < \omega _{u_2}\). Moreover, \(\omega _{u_1} \omega _{u_2} = \omega _1 \omega _2\).
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The two natural frequencies of this model are not, of course, the two natural frequencies of the quarter car model. Another look at Fig. 10.3 should clarify the matter.
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Other common names are motion centers or oscillation centers.
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Unfortunately, this physical interpretation often leads to the misconception that there are a front natural frequency and a rear natural frequency [6, p. 175].
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Guiggiani, M. (2023). Ride Comfort and Road Holding. In: The Science of Vehicle Dynamics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06461-6_10
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