This paper studies some characteristics of a car suspension. When an elastic element is deformed, a resistance reaction occurs, which is called restoring, because after release the part takes its original shape. The elastic characteristic of a given elastic unit is a graphical representation of the dependence of the restoring force on its deformation. When the restoring force is proportional to the deformation, the unit is linear. In these cases, the elastic characteristic is a straight line. If the restoring force depends in a complex way on the deformation, the units are called nonlinear. The aim of the work is to determine numerically and experimentally the natural frequency of an elastic element of the suspension.

Keywords

Suspension Characteristics, Suspension, Stiffness, Elastic Suspension Element

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