Vertical spring rate of the suspension relative to the body, measured at the tire patch.
Computed by:
SVCRAT
Input Variables Used:
■Front and rear compliance matrices
■Tire stiffness from (ARRAY/9911)
Method:
SVC computes ride rate as the equivalent rate of the wheel rate and tire rate in series.
Ks = Suspension ride rate (see description for this SVC).
Kt = Vertical tire rate.Ktotal = Ks Kt / (Ks + Kt)