TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Load transfers evaluation in competition go-kart
JO  - International journal of vehicle modelling and testing
A1  - Baudille, Riccardo
A1  - Biancolini, Marco E.
A1  - Reccia, Luigi
SP  - 208
EP  - 226
VL  - 2
IS  - 3
N2  - The evaluation of the vertical loads on kart tyres is examined in this paper. A detailed finite element model has been developed to perform static analysis, considering five conditions: longitudinal acceleration, lateral acceleration, vertical acceleration and two vertical displacements, that represent the lift of front wheels hubs caused by the steering kinematics. The solutions obtained have been combined to obtain the vertical loads values in generic driving situations. After the analysis of trimmed vehicle conditions, the evolution of vertical loads in a complete lap has been examined. Feeding the model with actual steering and acceleration data, it's possible to highlight and optimise critical areas.<p /> 
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SN  - 1745-6436
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJVSMT.2007.016235
ID  - ref1
ER  -