Citation

Ando K, Sawase K, Takeo J. JSAE Rev. 2002; 23(1): 83-87.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/S0389-4304(01)00157-6

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Viscous coupling units (VCUs) are widely used in full-time four-wheel drive vehicles (full-time 4WDs) as a differential limiting device. A VCU must provide optimized torque transfer characteristics both for maximum traction and for maneuverability during tight cornering. We analyzed the effect of VCU torque transfer characteristics on the development of a