悬架系统的基本原理——汽车车辆专业毕业设计VIP

英语原文： Suspension Basics By Scott Memmer and Brent Romans The suspension system, while not absolutely essential to the operation of a motor vehicle, makes a big difference in the amount of pleasure experienced while driving. Essentially, it acts as a bridge between the occupants of the vehicle and the road they ride on.  The term suspension refers to the ability of this bridge to suspend a vehicles frame, body and powertrain above the wheels. Like the Golden Gate Bridge hovering over San Francisco Bay, it separates the two and keeps them apart. To remove this suspension would be like taking a cool dive from the Golden Gate: you might survive the fall, but the impact would leave you sore for weeks.  Think of a skateboard. It has direct contact with the road. You feel every brick, crack, crevice and bump. Its almost a visceral experience. As the wheels growl across the pavement, picking up a bump here, a crack there, the vibration travels up your legs and settles in your gut. You could almost admit you were having fun, if you didnt feel like you were gonna toss your tacos at any second.  This is what your car would feel like without a suspension system.  Before we get into the individual components that make up a vehicles ride support, lets take a look at a basic principle of design: solid axle vs. independent suspension.  Solid axle suspension (also known as rigid beam, or rigid axle) is the most elementary form of connecting the upper and lower halves of a vehicle. As the name implies, it utilizes a single piece of metal -- a common axle for both wheels -- sprung beneath the cars undercarriage. Pivots located between the axle and the wheel spindles allow the wheels to swivel on each end.  In solid axle suspension, because both wheels share the same axle, the up or down movement of one wheel causes a like movement in the other wheel. They respond as one unit. As you can imagine, this doesnt make for the most comfortable ride. Even though solid axle