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    The document provides a list of key vehicle dynamics terminology related to balance, chassis, suspension rates and geometry, moments, brake systems, drive lines, and tires. It includes terms like understeer gradient, torsional rigidity, ride and spring rates, roll centers, camber change, Ackerman steering geometry, yaw and roll moments, brake clamping loads, differential bias ratios, and tire coefficients like cornering stiffness and self-aligning torque.

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    Formula SAE - Vehicle Dynamics Terminology List

    BALANCE
    Oversteer
    Understeer
    Understeer gradient in deg/g.

    CHASSIS
    Ultimate tensile strength of materials used in chassis and suspension construction
    Modulus of elasticity for the same materials
    The difference between strength and stiffness
    Torsional rigidity by FEA and by physical measurement
    Torsional rigidity profile or slope
    Installed stiffness
    Bump, droop, roll, heave, warp

    SUSPENSION RATES
    Ride rate, wheel rate, spring rate, motion ratio (installed ratio)
    Body un-damped natural frequency
    Suspension un-damped natural frequency (hop and tramp)
    The effect of “stiction” or friction in suspension pivots
    Damping ratio
    Single tube and twin tube shock absorbers (dampers)
    Shock absorber bump and droop
    Shock absorber piston speed
    Shock absorber nose pressure
    Shock absorber hysteresis
    Critical damping
    Roll stiffness
    Percentage of roll stiffness from springs/anti roll bars
    Roll stiffness per transverse g., front and rear
    Static load distribution
    Lateral load transfer per transverse g.
    Longitudinal load transfer per g.
    Load transfer due to steering geometry
    Load transfer due to steering geometry
    Anti squat and anti dive coefficients and in percentages
    Advantages and disadvantages of anti squat and anti dive geometry

    SUSPENSION GEOMETRY
    Roll center (definition)
    Roll center height and lateral location
    Roll center migration (vertical and lateral)
    Roll axis
    Camber
    Camber change in ride (ride camber coefficient in degrees/inch)
    Camber change in roll (roll camber coefficient in degrees/degree)
    Caster
    Camber change with steer angle due to caster
    King pin inclination (steering axis)
    Camber change with steer angle due to king pin inclination
    Scrub radius (steering offset)
    Mechanical trail (caster trail)
    Spindle offset (wheel center to steering axis at spindle height)
    Toe in and toe out
    Ackerman, modified Ackerman and anti-Ackerman steering geometry
    Bump Steer
    Ride steer
    Roll steer

    MOMENTS
    Polar moment of inertia
    Moments of rotational inertia
    Yaw Moment
    Roll moment
    Pitch moment

    BRAKE SYSTEM
    Pedal mechanical ratio
    Hydraulic ratio, front and rear
    Clamping load front and rear per 100 psi line pressure
    Coefficient of friction between disc and pad friction material at operating temperature
    Hysteresis

    DRIVE LINE
    Differential bias ratio
    Angular capacities of joints used in drive shafts
    Drive line angles
    Open differential operation
    Salisbury or “plate” differential operation
    Cam and pawl differential operation
    Zexel/Gleason differential operation
    Spool operation

    TIRES
    Coefficient of friction
    Slip angle
    Percent slip (slip ratio)
    Cornering stiffness
    Camber stiffness
    Self aligning torque
    Normal load sensitivity
    Load transfer sensibility
    Pneumatic trail

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