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Semi-active Suspension Control

Improved Vehicle Ride and Road Friendliness

  • Describes the control of semi-active suspension which is more effective than traditional and widely-covered passive suspension and much cheaper than very specialised active suspension

  • Compares the behaviour of magnetorheological dampers, already on the market, with that of friction dampers still under development

  • Shows the reader how the human body reacts to vibration and the benefits of different damping regimes

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Introduction

    Pages 1-16
  3. Human Body Analysis

    Pages 43-64
  4. Friction Dampers

    Pages 99-163
  5. Case Studies

    Pages 219-270
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 271-294

About this book

Semi-active Suspension Control provides an overview of vehicle ride control employing smart semi-active damping systems. These systems are able to tune the amount of damping in response to measured vehicle-ride and handling indicators.

Two physically different dampers (magnetorheological and controlled-friction) are analysed from the perspectives of mechatronics and control. Ride comfort, road holding, road damage and human-body modelling are studied.

Mathematical modelling is balanced by a large and detailed section on experimental implementation, where a variety of automotive applications are described offering a well-rounded view. The implementation of control algorithms with regard to real-life engineering constraints is emphasised.

The applications described include semi-active suspensions for a saloon car, seat suspensions for vehicles not equipped with a primary suspension, and control of heavy-vehicle dynamic-tyre loads to reduce road damage and improve handling.

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"This book provides an overview of vehicle ride control employing smart semi-active damping systems. … The book can be fruitful reading for mechanical engineering students (at both undergraduate and postgraduate level) interested in vehicle dynamic, electrical and control engineering students … . It should be valuable reading for R&D and design engineers working in the automotive industry and automotive consultants. It can be of interest also to engineers, physicists and applied mathematicians working in the board area of noise and vibration control … ." (George S. Stavrakakis, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1160, 2009)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Genoa, Italy

    Emanuele Guglielmino, Charles W. Stammers

  • Inst. Solid Mechanics, Romanian Academy Bucharest, Bucaresti, Romania

    Tudor Sireteanu, Ghita Gheorghe

  • Department of Mathematics, Academy of Economic Studies 6, Bucharest, Romania

    Marius Giuclea

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eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
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  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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