MMS Type B is a method for modeling Multi-Mass-Spring and this method is supplied by BMW AG. MMS Type B is composed of geometric spring shape and multi-mass bodies, which are connected with translational joints and axial force. The axial force represents nonlinear spring characteristic using interpolation of stiffness/damping splines
Figure 1 MMS Type B
Terminology
•Normal Direction
•Reference Direction
•Free Length
•Installed Length
•Horizontal(x) Radius
•Vertical(z) Radius
•Total Mass
•Shear Modulus
•Free Damping
•Block Damping
•Damping Exponent