Automotive suspension technologies

thumb|upright=1.1|Railroad car Train wheel|wheels affixed to a straight axle, limiting them to rotate in unison. This is called a wheelset. thumb|upright=1.1|A Denney axle An axle or axletree is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. On wheeled vehicles, the axle may be fixed to the wheels, rotating with them, or fixed to the vehicle, with the wheels rotating around the axle. In the former case, bearings or bushings are provided at the mounting points where the axle is supported. In the latter case, a bearing or bushing sits inside a central hole in the wheel to allow the wheel or gear

system of tires, tire air, springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels and allows relative motion between the two

simple form of spring, mostly used for the suspension of cars

device that reduces the body roll of a vehicle

type of automotive suspension design

type of motor vehicle suspension system

automotive suspension in which the spring action is from twisting-force applied to a metal bar

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type of automotive suspension

type of suspension link

spring type formed into a helix shape

type of vehicle suspension

suspension system

type of automotive independent suspension design

vehicle suspension in which each wheel is suspended independently

mechanical linkage that converts rotary motion to approximately-straight motion, invented by James Watt

the most simple form of a dependent suspension

a type of vehicle suspension

the main pivot in the steering mechanism of a car or other vehicle

Type of automobile suspension

rapid oscillation in primarily in steerable wheels of vehicles which can make the vehicle unstable with increasing amplitude and cause loss of control

element on a machine

automotive suspension accessory

thumb|A rocker bogie thumb|In motion - incorrectly shows chassis staying level; the chassis actually maintains the average of the two rockers due to the differential thumb|Rocker bogie on Curiosity (rover)|Curiosity

Belt-Track designed to be retrofitted onto the drive wheels of a standard automobile, to convert it for use in rough or snowy/icy terrain.

simple type of independent suspension

portion of a vehicle supported by its suspension system

damper filled with magnetorheological fluid

term or maneuver in vehicle dynamics

suspension

component in automobile suspension systems

Hydrolastic is a type of space-efficient automotive suspension system used in many cars produced by British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successor companies.

part of a motorcycle

automotive suspension designed so that the wheel trails behind the suspension's pivot point

dynamic model of interaction between tire and road

device in the study of mechanical networks in control theory

type of automobile suspension technology

MagneRide is an automotive adaptive suspension with magnetorheological damper system developed by the Delphi Automotive corporation, that uses magnetically controlled dampers, or shock absorbers, for a highly adaptive ride. As opposed to traditional suspension systems, MagneRide has no mechanical valves or even small moving parts that can wear. This system consists of monotube dampers, one on each corner of the vehicle, a sensor set, and an ECU (electronic control unit) to maintain the system. ==Background==

thumb|right|240px|A set of coilovers. thumb|right|240px|Coilover used in the double wishbone suspension on a Lotus 7. thumb|Coilover visible in the front suspension of a Microcar Virgo A coilover is an automobile suspension device. The name coilover is an abbreviation of "coil over shock absorber".