Tag
Springs
Entries tagged springs.
2 entries
Concept
Potential energy and configuration
Potential energy is the work a configuration of interacting objects could still do, stored not in one object but in the relationship between them and a reference.
6 min
ConceptSprings, dampers, and suspension
A suspension pairs a spring, which stores energy and pushes back proportional to displacement, with a damper, which dissipates energy proportional to speed, so a vehicle can absorb a bump and then stop moving rather than bounce indefinitely.
7 min