The study of dynamics of vehicle pavement interaction provides a deep understanding for improving vehicle design (e.g., road-friendly vehicle suspension system), road transportation safety [173, 174, 175, 176, 177], long-lasting pavement structures design [178, 179, 180, 181], ride quality and infrastructure asset management.
The daily mean concentrations of PM2.5 10 are highest during late winter and spring, presumably due to increased suspension of road dust particles during dry road conditions (Ketzel et al. 2007; Omstedt et al. 2005).
The XLR's ride and handling are further enhanced with standard antilock brakes, a stability system and magnetic ride control, which continuously adjusts the suspension to road conditions and helps to keep the body level even during aggressive cornering or on uneven surfaces.
And the suspension handles road irregularities by expertly tailoring itself to the conditions.
The rms values of the suspension stroke, road holding and control forces are computed using the spectral decomposition method.
The response of the vehicle is optimized with respect to suspension stroke, road holding and control force.
The load which a vehicle axle transfers on the pavement surface is not constant in time and space, but is variable in function of several factors such as: vehicle mass, speed, suspension type, road surface irregularities, etc.
The H∞ optimal control with preview minimizes a performance index which is a weighted sum of vehicle performance measures such as sprung mass acceleration, pitch acceleration, front and rear suspension strokes, road holding and control forces with the weights obtained by solving a multi-objective optimization problem using a non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA II).
If that sounds like a cop-out, it isn't–it's just that the Murciélago's steering is so razor-sharp, the suspension so road flattening and the car itself so wide, we never found any corner, even nasty decreasing-radius off-ramps in various parts of the Northeast, that could even make the tires chirp, and mind you, this was not at "recommended" off-ramp speeds.
Suspension of road dust is a major contributor to PM2.5 10 and to the exceedances of the EU limit values for PM10 in Stockholm (Norman and Johansson 2006).
