Attainment of higher degree of comfort in cars is possible with reversal of present practice in designing suspension systems; what makes car comfortable or otherwise is not that springs are weak or stiff, nor that weight supported by them is light or heavy, but rate at which rider's movement is accelerated or retarded.


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    Title :

    Riding qualities of automobiles determined by rate of vibration


    Additional title:

    Automotive Industries


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1930


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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