When accelerating in your vehicle, the speedometer shows the needle smoothly moving up in speed. In reality, there are minor fluctuations as the RPM increases. See the animation below. The RPM appears to increase smoothly because the gauge is only sampling about once per revolution of the cranks...
Takethecarforatestdrive.Whenthevibrationoccurs,isit whileyou'reacceleratingthroughabend?Thatmeansit'sbothtorqueandspeed sensitive.Whenyoupullbacktoyourgarage,inspecttheaxleshafts,looking fordamagetotheboots.Constantvelocityjointscanwearout.Butiftheboots areintact,theclampsareholdingthemateachend,andthere'sbeen...
In this version of the robotic vehicle design, a second swivel wheel is added at the front of the vehicle. The addition of a second turning wheel at the front of the vehicle ensures the stability of the vehicle when turning. The other parts of the vehicle are the same as in the first...
In this paper, the viability of MEMS accelerometers is investigated to measure vibration parameters related to different locations of a vehicle with respect to the automotive dynamic functions. The data is collected to compare the accelerometer performances in different locations on the vehicle, including...