Suspension Handbook

Introduction to Vehicle Dynamics

An FSAE car will experience three movement types: pitch, roll and yaw. Pitch refers to the front vs back movement of the car, for example if the car is pitched forward the front will be lower to the ground than the rear. Roll refers to the side vs side movement of the car, for example a car with soft suspension turning right the body will noticeably lean to the left when looking at the vehicle face on. Yaw is the rotation of the vehicle around the yaw axis.