Built-in center Keel

 Brainchild & design : 2016 April 22 / Web Publishing Date : 2016 April 23 [ Japanese language ]

(This page is what the text was written in Japanese by 2016 April 22, 2016, was translated into English in the May 12, 2016.)

Until 26 years ago, lower arm of the front suspension of the F1 car penetrates the monocoque, was attached to the bulkhead.

It's to the ideal value of the camber change at the time of stroke.
By lower arm is longer than the upper arm, caused a difference in the trajectory of the rotation at the time of stroke, it can be optimally Allowed the ground camber.

In this study, further advances from Zero Keel, was conceived the idea of built-in the Center Keel to the monocoque.
In this technique, the space to accommodate the monocoque inside of the suspension units that are allowed by the regulation, fit the lower arm.

This is the Mercedes is adopted from around last year, lower arm of a short span before and after became a hint.

This idea, tilted forward the lower arm can be set anti-dive geometry.
(Wearing a little exaggerated angle in this sketch.)
Flexibility on the length of the lower arm is made to have, it can be an ideal value to ground camber change.

However, the front roll center has become really high, but still there is no significant difference when compared with the many current F1 machine.


Caution: First, but I did not notice when upload in the Japanese ...,
Perhaps, things I thought, there is a possibility of the same ideas the Mercedes.
About it, but not found to not check the status after removing the Mercedes of the nose cone ....
(Original text : April 23, 2016)

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