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Appendix

Adams Car Preferences

Legacy Environment Variable Translation

Adams Car Solver

Adams Car Standard Interface

Adams Car Template Builder

Adams Chassis to Car Database Migration

Advanced Steering Design Options

Advanced Suspension Design Options

All About SVC (Static Vehicle Characteristics)

Creating the SVC Dataset

Definition of the SVC Compliance Matrix

SVC Output Parameters

Camber Angle, Camber Angle with Respect to Body

Caster Angle, Caster Angle with Respect to Body

Center-of-Gravity Height of Suspension Unsprung Mass

Center-of-Gravity Height of Vehicle Sprung Mass

Front Ground Reactions

Front View Instant Center

Kingpin Angle, Kingpin Angle with Respect to Body

Overall Steer Ratio

Percent Anti-lift Under Acceleration

Percent Anti-Dive Under Braking

Percent Anti-lift Under Braking

Percent Anti-Squat Under Acceleration

Percentage Roll Steer

Rear Ground Reactions

Roll Center Height

Roll Rate - Total

Roll Rate - Wheel

Rotational Inertias of Vehicle Sprung Mass

Rotational Inertias of Vehicle Total Mass

Side View Instant Center

Single Bump Wheel Rate

Sprung Mass Bounce and Pitch Frequencies and Node Locations

Sprung Vehicle Mass

Static Loaded Tire Radius

Total Vehicle Center-of-Gravity Height

Total Vehicle Weight

Unsprung Mass Wheel Hop and Tramp Natural Frequencies

Unsprung Suspension Mass

Wheel Center Rise

Wheel Shock Ratio

Wheel Spring Ratio

Analysis Log File

Body Compliance

Body Design Options

Brake Schematic

Body Ride Height

Centroidal Inertia

Data-Driven Analysis

Dual-Path Strut Mount

Dynamic Loadcase Fingerprint Generator

Four Link Control Arm Configurations

Fifth Wheel Motion

Full-Vehicle Assembly

Hitch Configuration

Hitch Joint Method

Hub Compliance Offset

Leaf Spring Editor

Leaf Spring Editor: File Menu

Leaf Spring Editor: Plot Menu

Leaf Spring Editor: Settings Menu

Leaf Spring Editor: Run Menu

Leaf Spring Editor: General Information

Leaf Spring Editor: Leaves

Leaf Spring Editor: Axle Information

Leaf Spring Editor: Shackle Information

Leaf Spring Editor: Geometry

Leaf Spring Editor: Leaf Eyehook Information

Leaf Spring Editor: Bushing Information

Leaf Spring Editor: Leaf Clips

Leaf Spring Editor: Command Shell

Beam Element Leaf Spring Modeling

Beam Element Leaf Spring Model Flowchart

Leaf Spring in Adams Car

Makeleaf Program

Using Leaf Springs

Static Solver Funnel for .acf files

Lower Control Arm Configuration

Load Case Data File

Load Case Data File Editor

Static Loadcase Properties tab

Longitudinal Acceleration Controller

Longitudinal Deceleration

Mode of Simulation: Graphical

Number of Bed Mounts

Number of Body Mounts

Number of Bumpstops

Number of Reboundstops

Number of Trailer Cargo Parts

Number of Trailer Axles

Notes About Dependent/Independent Suspension Curves

Perch - LSMB (Lower Shock Mounting Bracket)

Request 902

Vehicle Dynamics Durability Requests

Instrumentation Requests

For a linear spring

For a nonlinear spring

For an air spring

Roll & Vert. Force

Setting Initial Toe and Camber Variables

Solver Routines

User Control Subroutines

Air Spring Trim Load Calculation

Align or Adjust Suspension

Application of Random Steer Input

Automated Suspension Alignment Routine

Brake Torque Application

Calculation of rise-to-curb controller errors

Calculation of steady state controller error

Calculation of traction/braking controller errors

Determination of Marker Translational Velocity

Drive Torque Application

Drive Torque Application for Powertrain Models

Extracting Request Output Through Variable Statements

Fixed Body Equilibrium

Front Suspension Static Vehicle Characteristics (SVC)

Full-Vehicle Static Vehicle Characteristics (SVC)

GFORCE: Aerodynamic Modeling

GFORCE: Spline Coupling

Ground Marker Height Adjustment

Half Vehicle Rise to Curb Setting

Latching a Variable Value at a Given Time

Motion Time History Trace Routine

Move Suspension to Initial Position

On-Center Handling

Part Velocity Setting

Predetermined Alignment Value Setting

Quasi-Static Steady-State Cornering Equilibrium

Quasi-Static Steady-State Straight Line Acceleration/Braking Equilibrium

Quasi-Static Steady-State Swept Steer Equilibrium

Rear Suspension Static Vehicle Characteristics (SVC)

Ride Height Auto-Adjustment (vehicles with coil springs)

Ride Height Marker Location

Rotational to Rotational Couplers

Rotational to Translational Couplers using Splines

SFORCE: Aerodynamic Modeling (Motorsports Application)

Set Part Velocity

Simulation Specifics

Standard Driver Interface

Statements Required in the Adams Dataset

Static Vehicle Characteristics (SVC)

Static Steady-State Cornering Equilibrium

Static Steady-State Straight Line Equilibrium

Suspension Measurement (SPMM) Setup

Variables required for On-Center Handling

Viscous Coupling for Powertrain Models

Wheel Rotational Velocity Calculation During Statics

Wheel Velocity Controllers for Adams

Solver Routines (Car)

Align or Adjust Suspension

Calculation of auto trim load

Calculation of pitch, roll or side slip angle

Calculation of sine steering functions

Calculation of steady state controller error

Calculation of steering functions

Calculation of yaw angle error

Deactivate Initial Condition Motion, jprims, joints and couplers

Move Suspension to Initial Position

Quasi-Static Milliken Moment Method Analysis

Unit vector calculation

Special Requests

Adams Request Four Pole Filter Model

AVSE Ackerman Statistics

AVSE Suspension Geometry

Body Acceleration as Measured by an Accelerometer

B-Spline Tire Model Extrapolation REQUEST

B-Spline Tire Model Inputs

Camber and Toe Angles With Respect to Body Frame

Corrected Height Sensors

Corrected Height Sensors with Zeroing

Dual Ball Joint Geometry

Dual Ball Rack Travel and Steering System Geometry Angles

Front Suspension Anti-lift and Anti-squat

Lever Ratio Calculations

Normalized Distance Between MARKERS

Q-Head Simulator Routine

Rear Suspension Anti-lift and Anti-squat

Scrub and Geometry

Sideslip Calculations using Q-Heads

Spindle Statistics

Steering Column Statistics

Steering Statistics

String Potentiometer Processor

Tire Forces and Moments

Tire Patch Slip Angles

Tire Patch Slip Ratios

Toe, Caster, and Camber

Turn Statistics

VDO Gear Statistics

Vehicle Dynamics

Vehicle Dynamics Parameters

Vehicle Dynamics Parameters II

Wheel Slip Angles

Steering Arm Length

Steering Arm Toggle Angle

Simple Bending Strut Model

Complex Strut Model

Subframe MidMounts

Suspension Assembly

Suspension Parameters

Trailer Axle Configuration

Trailer Body Configuration

Trailer Design Options

Trailing Arm Configuration

Torque versus Engine Speed and Throttle Position

Top Dualpath Mount

Twist Beam Configuration

Upper Control Arm Configuration

Understeer Budget Calculations

Welcome Dialog Box

Wheel Force Transducer