Car Axis Model
Model the motion of a car as it goes down a bumpy road.
The car is modeled as springs connected to two bars. The bottom of the left tire is the origin. The car chassis is represented by a bar of mass M. The position of the chassis is given by
and
:
![](Files/CarAxisModel.en/1.png)
![](Files/CarAxisModel.en/2.png)
The left tire is always on a flat surface, while the right tire periodically goes over a bump. The bump is defined as follows: