4 Bar Linkage Calculator v3.

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Vehicle Specifications:
Wheelbase
Tire Diameter
Tire Rolling Radius
Vehicle CG Height
Vehicle Mass
Front Unsprung Mass
Rear Unsprung Mass

2525
925
450
1050
1800
275
275

mm
mm
mm
mm
kg
kg
kg

Suspension Geometry:
Upper Links
x
Frame End
Axle End

Lower Links
Frame End
Axle End

805
0
x
1250
100

Geometry Summary:
y
275
0
y
350
575

z
710
750
z
600
500

mm
mm
mm
mm

Anti-Squat
76 %
Roll Center Height 750 mm
Roll Axis Angle
0 degrees (Roll Oversteer)
Instant Center X-Axis 1893 mm
Instant Center Z-Axis 656 mm

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Vehicle CG
Sprung Mass CG
Anti-Squat CG

1050
1314 mm
1158 mm

Suspension Geometry:
Upper Links
x
Frame End
Axle End
Vector
Length
Unit Vector
Intercept
Roll Point
Force
Force Vector
Vertical Slope
Horizontal Slope

Lower Links
Frame End
Axle End
Vector

= Reference

y
275
0
275

805
0
805
852
1
0
0
#REF!
#REF!
0.342
-0.050
x
1250
100
1150

z
710
750
-40

mm
mm
mm

mm
0
0
0
#REF!
#REF!
mm/mm
mm/mm
y
350
575
-225

01
750 mm
750 mm
#REF! N

z
600
500
100

mm
mm
mm

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Created 2004.12.04
by
Dan Barcroft
triaged@gmail.com

4 Bar Linkage Calculator v3.0

Side View
Front Tire
angle x
z
0
2525.00 0.00
15
2405.30 3.26
30
2293.75 49.46
45
2197.96 122.96
60
2124.46 218.75
75
2078.26 330.30
90
2062.50 450.00
105 2078.26 569.70
120 2124.46 681.25
135 2197.96 777.04
150 2293.75 850.54
165 2405.30 896.74
180 2525.00 912.50
195 2644.70 896.74
210 2756.25 850.54
225 2852.04 777.04
240 2925.54 681.25
255 2971.74 569.70
270 2987.50 450.00
285 2971.74 330.30
300 2925.54 218.75
315 2852.04 122.96
330 2756.25 49.46
345 2644.70 3.26
360 2525.00 0.00

Rear Tire
x
z
0.00
0.00
119.70 3.26
231.25 49.46
327.04 122.96
400.54 218.75
446.74 330.30
462.50 450.00
446.74 569.70
400.54 681.25
327.04 777.04
231.25 850.54
119.70 896.74
0.00
912.50
-119.70 896.74
-231.25 850.54
-327.04 777.04
-400.54 681.25
-446.74 569.70
-462.50 450.00
-446.74 330.30
-400.54 218.75
-327.04 122.96
-231.25 49.46
-119.70 3.26
0.00
0.00
Lower Links

IC Trace Upper
x
z
805.00
710.00
1893.18 655.93
IC Trace Lower
x
z
1250.00 600.00
1893.18 655.93
Anti-Squat Line
x
z
0.00
0.00
1893.18 655.93
2525.00 874.83
Anti-Squat CG
x
z
-1262.50 1158.20
3787.50 1158.20
100% AS Line
x
z
0.00
0.00
2525.00 1158.20
Roll Axis
x
z
0.00
750.00
0.00
750.00
3038.89 755.56

Upper Links

Infinity
Rear Axle
x
0.00
25.00
43.30
50.00
43.30
25.00
0.00
-25.00
-43.30
-50.00
-43.30
-25.00
0.00

50500
100.00
z
500.00
493.30
475.00
450.00
425.00
406.70
400.00
406.70
425.00
450.00
475.00
493.30
500.00

Anti-Squat Line

Top View
Offset Up 2000.00
Upper Links
x
y
805.00
275.00
0.00
0.00
805.00
-275.00
0.00
0.00
IC Trace Upper
x
y
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Lower Links
x
y
1250.00 350.00
100.00
575.00
1250.00 -350.00
100.00
-575.00
IC Trace Lower
x
y
1250.00 350.00
3038.89 0.00
3038.89 0.00
1250.00 -350.00

Anti-Squat CG

-500.00

0.00

500.00

1000.00

1500.00

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inks
y'
2275.00
2000.00
1725.00
2000.00

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e Upper
2000.00
2000.00
2000.00
2000.00

inks
2350.00
2575.00
1650.00
1425.00

e Lower
2350.00
2000.00
2000.00
1650.00

Anti-Squat CG

100% AS Line

Roll Center

Instant Center

Roll Axis

1500.00

2000.00

2500.00

3000.00

3500.00

3500.00

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Revision Control History
Version

Changes / Enhancements

1.5

Corrections to the roll center calculation.

Additional "unit" descriptors added.
Added Coordinate System Diagram Sheet

2.0

Added Graphical Display

Flipped Coordinate System Drawing to Match Graphical Display
Fixed Typos in comments
Moved Cells and Removed Blank Lines
Fixed Units in Material Specs

3.0

Added Bump/Droop travel calculation sheet w/ macro

Rearranged to make it less cluttered and more user friendly
Added Calculation of Sprung Mass CG & Anti-Squat CG (CG - rear axle)
Changed all calculations that used CG to Anti-Squat CG
Fixed Errors When Bars are Parallel
Added Automatic Display of Roll Understeer/Oversteer
Saved as Excel 5.0/97 File
Added driveshaft angle and plung calculations (not completed!)
Fixed Anti-Squat CG Height Calculation

3.0c

3.0metric Chanced limits of plot for use of mm's as input.

Created 2004.12.04
by
Dan Barcroft
triaged@gmail.com

Date
2003.12.05

2004.01.07

2004.12.04

2005.04.01

2005.11.30

Created 2004.12.04
by
Dan Barcroft
triaged@gmail.com