Only rigid-body modes of the powertrain are considered and the chassis elements are assumed to be rigid.
"The chassis, body, interior elements and suspension are built in-house," the company's press materials say.
The body shared by the A5 and S5 is essentially a two-door version of Audi's A4 sedan, adopting that car's chassis, suspension, structural elements and drivetrains.
Davis did confirm that the next Miata will feature a chassis imbued with elements of the company's SkyActiv powertrain-efficiency technologies.
Regardless, it's a bold move that along with the eSports championship should thrust new life into the GT series … provided the chassis on which these elements sit delivers the necessary support.
Almost all of them are connected to the chassis by elastic suspension elements to avoid the excitation and noise transferred to the carbody, which would deteriorate the riding comforts significantly.
Exterior-impact energy-absorbing devices include the structural elements of the chassis and body, which may be tailored to deform in a controlled manner to decelerate the automobile more gradually and, as a result, leave less force to be experienced by the occupants.
The anticipated new Fiat 124 Spider, which will have the same Japan-built chassis and some drive-train elements as the Mazda MX-5 but will have its own Italian-made bodywork, will cost considerably less than a 4C when it arrives some time in late 2016 or early 2017.
The main function of the presented system is to reduce displacement of cutting drum by using elastic element joined to machine chassis and applying appropriate algorithm of control of the angular velocity of cutting drum.
He and Baijings "peeled the car like an onion," he said, to see how it was built and to explore its various functional "layers," eventually narrowing their focus to a small number of elements, including the body, chassis, wheels, steering wheel and seats.
