6. Modeling and Analysis of Wheel Suspensions

The wheel guidance or wheel suspension has made a remarkable development during its centennial history. By the implementation of more sophisticated kinematic structures, the generation of accurate and reproducible wheel movements became possible. As the knowledge about the vibration behavior of vehicles and their driving dynamics increased, the subtleties of the spatial kinematics came to the force. Accordingly, today a variety of wheel guidance designs and suspension geometries with different objectives and characteristics is available. Due to the use of computer-aided processes, today the desired design of the chassis is possible. As a result, safe driving behavior and best driving comfort can be achieved at the same time.