INTRODUCTION
PRELIMINAR STUDIES AND CONSIDERATIONS
MAINTENANCE AND DAMAGE PREVENTION
WORK ON BASIC VEHICLE
MOUNTING AND CONSTRUCTION
POWER TAKE-OFF
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
APPENDIX
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Body Builder Manual Part II, Specific Book LCV
V1.0, February 2015
Fig. 8-193 SPBGA21_004 Calculating the Z-coordinate of the Centre of Gravity
Table 1-194 SPBTA22_004 Terms used in this calculation
DISTANCES
LOADS
WB
Wheelbase (a + b)
T
W
Total weight of the vehicle
a
Distance from the centre of grav
-
ity to the front axle
L
F
Reaction load in front axle
b
Distance from the centre of grav
-
ity to the rear axle
L
R
Reaction load in rear axle
c
Horizontal distance from the
front axle to the reference point
d
Horizontal distance from the
centre of gravity to the reference
point
r
Wheel radius
h
Height of centre of gravity to the
centre of the wheel
H
Height of centre of gravity to the
road
S
Height of the raised axle
α
Elevation angle
O - Reference point