Research Article

Development of a Refined Quarter Car Model for the Analysis of Discomfort due to Vibration

Table 1

Parameter values used for the quarter car model.

System parameterParameter value

Vehicle parameters
 Tyre stiffness (N/m)2 5
 Suspension stiffness (N/m)3 4
 Suspension damping coefficient (Ns/m)Varying
 Hub mass, front (kg)40
 Quarter of a vehicle body mass (kg)250
 Stiffness in series (N/m)2 5