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Lever Ratio Calculations

This request calculates the lever (motion) ratio for shocks and springs. Lever ratio is defined as the ratio of wheel center displacement to shock or spring displacement.
Input:
REQ/id, FUNCTION = USER (1137,spn_mar,bdy_mar,low_shk_mar,up_shk_mar)
where:
 
 
Description
spn_mar
=
wheel center marker on spindle
bdy_mar
=
marker on body at the location of wheel center
low_shk_mar
=
lower shock or spring marker id
up_shk_mar
=
upper shock or spring marker id
Request File Output
Column Number Output:
1. Lever Ratio
2. Not used
3. Not used
4. Not used
5. Not used
6. Not used