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Robust design of magneto-rheological (MR) shock absorber considering temperature effects

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With the increment of working temperature in magneto-rheological (MR) absorber, the performance of the absorber will be significantly degraded. In order to improve the performance (MR) absorber considering the negative effect on output damping force, the six σ robust optimal method is proposed. The maximum damping force, the dynamic range, the power dissipation, and the fail-safe ability are analyzed in the optimal process. The fluctuations of several key geometrical parameters due to manufacturing tolerances or other uncontrollable factors are also considered to achieve the optimal objective. To increase computing efficiency of the optimal design procedure, the magnetic field model based on the response surface method is utilized to predict the distribution of the magnetic field intensity. The adaptive simulated annealing algorithm is used to solve the non-linear optimal problem. The numerical results show that the perturbation of output force can be reduced while the temperature is fluctuating, which means that the optimization process can alleviate the damping force’s sensitivity to the temperature fluctuation and increase the robust of the absorber. Subsequently, the performances of the semi-active suspension with the optimized absorber under different loads and temperatures are analyzed and the effectiveness of the optimization algorithm is confirmed.

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    Xiaomin Dong, Jianqiang Yu, Wen Wang & Zonglun Zhang

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Dong, X., Yu, J., Wang, W. et al. Robust design of magneto-rheological (MR) shock absorber considering temperature effects. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 90, 1735–1747 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-016-9480-9

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