Effect of Parameters on the Design of a Suspension System with Four Oblique Springs

Figure 7

Force-displacement curve corresponding to different combinations of the system parameters as indicated by the (a) circle, (b) square, (c) diamond, and (d) star in Figures 5 and 6. Exact curves from equation (7) are represented as solid lines; Taylor series approximations are represented as dotted lines; and polynomial approximations using equation (8) are represented as dashed lines.

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