 上传我的文档
 下载
 收藏
熟悉调研客户软件需求、流程方案定制、方案提供、产品演示、系统实施上线以及技术支持维护。
 下载此文档
正在努力加载中...
Improving off-road vehicle handling using an active anti-roll bar
下载积分：1825
内容提示：Improving off-road vehicle handling using an active anti-roll bar
文档格式：PDF|
浏览次数：4|
上传日期： 12:07:30|
文档星级：
全文阅读已结束，如果下载本文需要使用
 1825 积分
下载此文档
该用户还上传了这些文档
Improving off-road vehicle handling using an act
关注微信公众号From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A sport utility vehicle (SUV) is a type of . It is built as a rugged vehicle for cargo and passenger carrying . Originally SUVs were not
to be fuel efficient but modern designs are getting better . In 2014
sales of SUVs were over five
A Jeep Rubicon
The typical SUV is a two-box design. Unlike a
(US term) that has an open cargo box the SUV has an enclosed cargo/passenger compartment. It has upright
for five to seven . It has an open interior with no . It is often built on a
for towing capacity, and usually has . Only about 15% of SUV owners ever go off road. According to Jeep Wrangler brand manager Kevin Metz, 60% of
owners go off road while around 80% of
owners do.
A similar class of vehicle is the CUV , a common UK term. That is built on a
chassis. Often it uses a
chassis instead of the heavier body-on-frame design of SUVs. Crossover vehicles often have
instead of four-wheel drive. Crossovers are usually lighter than SUVs and get better fuel mileage. In general, when referring to an SUV, many include crossovers. However it is incorrect to refer to an SUV on a truck frame as a crossover.
A Bantam Jeep during Army testing
1953 , an early SUV-type vehicle
Early SUVs were built like light
and light wheeled military utility vehicles. Famous examples were the World War
(US), and the
The term "sport utility vehicle" came into popular use in the late 1980s. Until then, they were marketed as . An early example of marketing a civilian off-roader as a "sports utility" is the two-door pickup version of the 1966 . In 1974
used the term "sport(s) utility vehicle" exactly in their brochures for the 1st generation .
Camel Trophy Land Rover
Many kinds of off-roading in the USA are centered around SUVs.
is a popular off-road sport. Vehicles used for rock crawling are usually modified with different , suspension and gear ratios. Rock crawling takes time to learn and can be very expensive. Most rock crawlers have full-time jobs and many get sponsors to help with the costs. The object is to get the vehicle across difficult to near-impossible rocks and terrain without completely destroying the vehicle.
competition () was an annual 4x4 competition. The first Camel trophy was held on the , a 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) road across . Over the next eight years, the expeditions crossed , , , Brazil, , ,
before returning to the Amazon. After the first year the endurance event came to be dominated by specially equipped Land Rover vehicles. The Camel Trophy Owners Club is a group of people who collect ex-Camel Trophy vehicles.
Jeep Jamborees have been held since 1953. Jeep Jamborees are off-road excursions that travel historic and scenic trails across the US. In 2013 alone there were 32 events in various locations. All models of Jeep enter the events and drivers range from first time off-roaders to seasoned veterans.
event held at . It has been held every year since 1967. It runs for nine days ending on
and can have up to 1,000 v not just Jeeps. It uses up to 40 trails in the Moab area. Trails are rated from easy to difficult.
King of the Hammers is an a one-day 200+ mile endurance . It combines
and . This race is held in February on Means Dry Lake at
. 2015 will be the 9th annual King of the Hammers event. The vehicles are extremely modified and for off-road use only.
Range Rover "Autobiography Black Edition"
There are many reasons why SUVs have become popular. One reason is the comfort of their large cabins. Many models can carry almost as much as a minivan. Another reason is the driver sits higher than other cars, giving better all-round vision. SUVs with truck frames are heavier (sometimes much heavier) than standard cars. Their size gives them an image of safety.
Men aren't the only targets of SUV and CUV ads. For example, some
are deliberately aimed at women buyers. Roughly 35 to 40 percent of SUV buyers are women. Ads commonly show SUVs driving across
or perched on a . Advertisers know that one important reason many people buy SUVs is image.
Practicality for larger families is a consideration. Not only can the vehicle take a family of five or six, plus luggage, but also the family dog (who often has a special compartment at the back). On the other hand, the vehicle doesn't fit standard parking spaces. That can be quite a problem in, for example, the UK. The alternative, when groups of more than four travel, is to take more than one standard size car.
SUVs are often called 4 wheel drives (4X4) or 4WDs.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to .
Michael Wayland (2 January 2015). . The Detroit News 2015.
Jason Fogelson. . About.com 2015.
Caroline Baillie, Engineering and Society (San Rafael, CA: Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2009), p. 293
Melissa Eligul (20 November 2013). . Awesome Adventures News 2015.
. AutoTrader.com, Inc 2015.
. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Archived from
Bradsher, Keith (2004). High and Mighty: SUVs—The World's Most Dangerous Vehicles and How They Got That Way. PublicAffairs.  .
. US: Ford. .
Patrick Hueller, Rock Crawling: Tearing It Up (Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company, 2014), pp. 24–25
Bob Carpenter (25 November 2014). . Fourwheeler Network 2015.
Sue Mead (3 December 2014). . Truck Trend 2015.
R. Buckley, Adventure Tourism (Wallingford, UK; Cambridge, MA: CABI Publishing, 2006), p. 424
Nitto Tire (8 January 2015). . GlobeNewswire 2015.
Keith Bradsher, High and Mighty: The Dangerous Rise of the SUV (New York: Public Affairs, 2003), p. xiii
Jack Solomon, Signs of Life in the USA: Readings on Popular Culture for Writers (Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martins, 2012), p. 61
Deborah Clarke, Driving Women: Fiction and Automobile Culture in Twentieth-Century America (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007), p. 103
Jean Kilbourne, Can't Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel (New York: Touchstone, 1999), p. 103OffRoadVehicle是什么意思呢_百度知道
OffRoadVehicle是什么意思呢
我有更好的答案
off-road vehicle：英[ɔf roʊd ˈvi:ɪkl] 美[ɔf rəʊd ˈviɪkəl]（可在崎岖地面使用的） 越野车辆。复数：off-road vehiclesBy using controllable suspension, the consideration for off-road vehicle is given to both on road and cross-country.可控悬架可以使越野车辆兼顾越野行驶和道路行驶。
南崎菲律宾游学，出国英语培训
主营：菲律宾游学，英语培训，基础英语，雅思托福，口语强化，亲子游学
为您推荐：
其他类似问题
换一换
回答问题，赢新手礼包
个人、企业类
违法有害信息,请在下方选择后提交
色情、暴力
我们会通过消息、邮箱等方式尽快将举报结果通知您。}