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A semi-active suspension system utilizes a variable damper or other variable dissipation component in the automotive suspension. An example of a variable dissipator is a twin tube viscous damper in which the damping coefficient can be varied by changing the diameter of the orifice in a piston.
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Rajamani, R. (2012). Semi-Active Suspensions. In: Vehicle Dynamics and Control. Mechanical Engineering Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1433-9_12
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