Goal: Understand the higher level functionality and purpose of suspension in a race vehicle
Notes from: Race Car Vehicle Dynamics
There is no single best geometry, it depends on the rest of the characteristics of the car
An independent suspension (suspension that allows each wheel to move independently of one another when subjected to an external load) is intended to control the wheel motion relative to the body of the car in only one path (up and down)
The study of independent suspension geometries is to determine how to restrain the knuckle to limited motion in five directions.
5 degrees of restraint (DOR) requires 5 tension-compression links
A-Arm = 2 links
McPherson strut = 2 links
