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A variation in the camber of an automotive wheel is desired to compensate a side-slip force reduction owing to transversely normal load shift when the car is cornering. The camber of a steered wheel can be varied by adjusting caster or/and lean angles which are the representations of steering axis orientation. Thus, adjustable camber can be created by variable caster or/and lean angle. Choosing which parameter among the two angles to be the main source of camber generation is a key starting point and dependent on its different effects. Here, homogeneous transformation is employed to establish camber as a function of caster, lean angle, and steering angle in the general case. A comparison between caster and lean angle based on different criteria is made. The comparison shows that a variable caster is more effective than a variable lean angle in generating a smart camber.
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Vo, D.Q., Marzbani, H., Fard, M., Jazar, R.N. (2016). Caster–Camber Relationship in Vehicles. In: Jazar, R., Dai, L. (eds) Nonlinear Approaches in Engineering Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27055-5_2
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