2134/4799 S. Hegazy S. Hegazy Homer Rahnejat Homer Rahnejat K. Hussain K. Hussain Multi-body dynamics in full-vehicle handling analysis Loughborough University 2009 Multi-body dynamics Suspensions Steering Non-linear characteristics Simulations Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified Mechanical Engineering 2009-06-05 11:44:34 Journal contribution https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Multi-body_dynamics_in_full-vehicle_handling_analysis/9575480 This paper presents a multidegrees-of-freedom non-linear multibody dynamic model of a vehicle, comprising front and rear suspensions, steering system, road wheels, tyres and vehicle inertia. The model incorporates all sources of compliance, stiffness and damping, all with non-linear characteristics. The vehicle model is created in ADAMS (automatic dynamic analysis of mechanical systems) formulation. The model is used for the purpose of vehicle handling analysis. Simulation runs, in-line with vehicle manoeuvres specified under ISO and British Standards, have been undertaken and reported in the paper.