jounce and rebound
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rebound — The action of a shock absorber to spring back to its fully extended state. The opposite of rebound is jounce. See bump and rebound jounce and rebound … Dictionary of automotive terms
Envelope (mechanical engineering) — In mechanical engineering, an envelope is a solid representing all positions which may be occupied by an object during its normal range of motion.Another (jargon) word for this is a flop.Wheel envelopeIn automobile design, a wheel envelope may be … Wikipedia
bounce — [1] When referring to valves, it indicates a condition where the valve is not held tightly closed in the seat even though the camshaft has not opened it. Also called flutter or valve bounce [2] When referring to a distributor, it indicates a… … Dictionary of automotive terms
adjustable shock absorbers — Shocks with adjustable jounce and rebound characteristics can be stiffened to compensate for wear or to fine tune a suspension for a particular application such as rough roads, heavy loads, or racing … Dictionary of automotive terms
Automotive suspension design — is an aspect of automotive engineering, concerned with designing the suspension for cars and trucks.The process entails *selecting appropriate vehicle level targets *selecting a system architecture *choosing the location of the hard points , or… … Wikipedia
bounce — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rebound, recoil; leap; slang, eject (See ejection). II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To rebound] Syn. ricochet, recoil, carom, glance off, spring back, leap, hop, skip, bob, buck, jump, bound, jerk up and down … English dictionary for students
History of BMW motorcycles — BMW s motorcycle history began in 1921 when BMW commenced manufacturing engines for other companies. The motorcycle subsidiary now operates under the BMW Motorrad division. BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke AG) introduced the first motorcycle under… … Wikipedia
bounce — [n] spring animation, bound, dynamism, elasticity, energy, give, go, life, liveliness, pep, rebound, recoil, resilience, springiness, vigor, vitality, vivacity, zip; concepts 150,411 bounce [v1] spring up; rebound backlash, bob, boomerang, bound … New thesaurus
Multi-link suspension — Multi link rear suspension of the 5 link type rear view … Wikipedia
Oldsmobile Aurora — Manufacturer General Motors Production January 1994–March 2003 Assembly Lake Orion, Michigan … Wikipedia
