Vertical vehicle behavior models
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3 models are proposed.
-Quarter car model:
Model with 2 degrees of freedom, relative to the vertical displacement $[Z_s]$ of the suspended mass $[m_s]$, as well as the vertical displacement $[Z_u]$ of the unsprung mass $[m_u]$.
The stiffness of the suspension is represented as $k_1$, and its damping as $c_1$.
The stiffness of the tire-wheel is represented as $k_{w_1}$, and damping is neglected.
--Half car model:
Model with 4 degrees of freedom, relative to the vertical displacement $[Z_s]$ of the suspended mass $[m_s]$, the vertical displacements $[Z_{1},Z_{2}]$ of the unsprung masses $[m_{u_{1}},m_{u_{2}}]$ and the rotation of the unsprung mass $\theta$, positive counterclockwise.
The parameters are defined following the same criteria as the previous case.Except that the suspended mass, which has a rotational movement, has a characteristic inertia $I_{\theta}$.
--Total car model:
Model with 7 degrees of freedom, relative to the vertical displacement $[Z_s]$ of the suspended mass $[m_s]$, the vertical displacements $[Z_{1},Z_{2},Z_{3},Z_{4}]$ of the unsprung masses $[m_{u_{1}},m_{u_{2}},m_{u_{4}},m_{u_{4}}]$ and the rotation of the unsprung mass $\phi$ and $\theta$, positive counterclockwise.
The model has two inertia parameters, relative to pitch $\phi$, and roll $\alpha$.
The others parameters are defined following the same criteria as the previous case.\\
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miguel castillon (2025). Vertical vehicle behavior models (/matlabcentral/fileexchange/75019-vertical-vehicle-behavior-models), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
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