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    Automotive How to find weight load on each car tyre during cornering?

    So summing up the results of the two equations would be sufficient? Okay then, unless someone comes up with a different method. All I want is to simulate car physics in a game, with spin out.
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    Automotive How to find weight load on each car tyre during cornering?

    So far I have not found a satisfactory answer anywhere on the internet for this one. I have read the "race car suspension class" section but could not find the bit I am interested in. I am trying to simulate vehicle spin out / oversteer by reducing traction on the rear wheels when cornering. My...
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    How to calculate each car tyre load during cornering?

    Ok, thanks. I've found a pdf ebook that discusses vehicle simulation in games, and includes weight transfer during cornering. link: https://nccastaff.bournemouth.ac.uk/jmacey/MastersProjects/MSc12/Srisuchat/Thesis.pdf
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    How to calculate each car tyre load during cornering?

    I simply added another dimension. The first method has a linear dimension, forward and back, and the weight distribution is calculated by length, so I thought that adding a second dimension (sideways), made sense to calculate weight distribution as area (length*width). The second picture is a...
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    How to calculate each car tyre load during cornering?

    I have the physics set up already for that. All I need are the wheel loads.
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    How to calculate each car tyre load during cornering?

    Let us assume that the suspension hardness is constant and equal on all tyres. There has to be a fairly simple equation to find the load on each tyre. It does not have to be overly realistic. I simply need to simulate spin out / oversteer while cornering by reducing traction on the rear wheels.
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    How to calculate each car tyre load during cornering?

    This is about vehicle physics. I know how to calculate weight on each axle on a car during deceleration. Given the picture below: The weight on the front axle is calculated as: Wf=(c/L)*W-(h/L)*M*a and the weight on the rear axle is calculated as: Wr=(b/L)*W+(h/L)*M*a where c and b are the...
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