Road vehicle with an active suspension unit
AssigneeFerrari S.P.A.
InventorsRocco FERRIGNO, Thierry ANNEQUIN-DIGOND, Marco MALAGO', Alberto ZAMPIERI
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AssigneeFerrari S.P.A.
InventorsRocco FERRIGNO, Thierry ANNEQUIN-DIGOND, Marco MALAGO', Alberto ZAMPIERI
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A road vehicle an active front suspension unit acting on the front wheels and/or an active rear suspension unit acting on the rear wheels; wherein the active front and/or rear suspension unit comprises: a first and a second rocker arm coupled to the frame from opposite sides along the pitch axis and rotatable around the corresponding pins; a first and a second suspension arm each having a first end coupled to the corresponding rocker arm on the wheel side and a second end coupled to the corresponding wheel; a preferably active rod damper of variable length having a first end coupled to one of the two rocker arms and a second end coupled to the other rocker arm; a crossbar bridging the two rocker arms; an electric motor acting directly on the bar to control the rotation of the bar and generate the coordinated rotation of the two rocker arms.
Road vehicle with a roll axis, a pitch axis, and a yaw axis;
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