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shimmy — The front wheels shaking or vibration from side to side because the front end is out of alignment or the tires are out of balance or the suspension has worn components. See caster wobble wheel shimmy … Dictionary of automotive terms
shimmy — 1. noun a) An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle. b) A dance that was popular in the 1920s. 2. verb … Wiktionary
shimmy dampers — A small hydraulic or pneumatic shock absorber installed between the nose wheel fork and landing gear structure to prevent or minimize nosewheel shimmying during takeoff and landing. It is more typically found on nose wheels than on tail wheels.… … Aviation dictionary
wheel judder — See shimmy … Dictionary of automotive terms
wheel shudder — See shimmy … Dictionary of automotive terms
Hans B. Pacejka — Prof. Dr. Dr. Ir. Hans Bastiaan Pacejka is a well known expert in vehicle system dynamics and particularly in tire dynamics, fields in which his influential works are now standard references. He is Professor emeritus at Delft University of… … Wikipedia
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