Suspension Tuning Development - SAE …（悬架优化与发展u2014u2014SAEu2026）.pdfVIP

Suspension Tuning Development Steve Lyman President All American Dynamics LLC Suspension Tuning and Development •  Part art, part science, and a little luck (but not much) •  Successful organizations take methodical approach •  Thoughtful development saves time and money •  Development is the means for discovery of all of the stuff we didn’t think about when we designed the vehicle •  “ Development is only required to correct the ignorance of the designers.”— the late Keith Duckworth, co-founder of Cosworth Engineering 2 Today’s Topics •  A Methodical Approach to Testing •  Care and Feeding of Tires •  Dampers •  Tuning Your Suspension Using Driver Feedback 3 A Methodical Approach to Tuning and Development •  We need a plan…..testing or racing is more than just driving around •  Know your parts •  Know your car •  Line up support 4 We Need A Plan •  Program objectives –  Realistic, aggressive team goal •  New teams- research successful teams •  Established teams- build on experience •  Document and transfer knowledge to future teammates •  Scoring points in design event important, performance and reliability in dynamic events more important –  Timeline with key milestones •  The race will be run whether or not you’re ready •  Stay on task and hit your key dates •  Winning programs “front load” development activity •  Testing is expensive- every test should take a step toward the goal –  We wear out tires, brakes, diffs, engines. Mak