Variation in Automotive Shock Absorber Damping Characteristics & amp; Their Effects on Ride Comfort Attribute and Vehicle Yaw Response

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satyaranjan Sahoo ◽  
Eric Pranesh De Reuben ◽  
Deepak BAKSHI ◽  
Hari Krishnan ◽  
Amardeep Singh
Keyword(s):  
Shock Absorber ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Damping Characteristics

Investigation of Control Algorithms for Semi-Active Suspension Systems Based on a Full Vehicle Model

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Ajaj ◽  
A. M. Sharaf ◽  
S. A. Hegazy ◽  
Y. H. Hossamel-deen
Keyword(s):  
Control Algorithm ◽  
Shock Absorber ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Active Suspension ◽  
Control Algorithms ◽  
Suspension Systems ◽  
Full Vehicle ◽  
Damping Characteristics ◽  
Active Suspension Systems ◽  
Suspension Control

This paper presents a comprehensive investigation of automotive semi-active suspension control algorithms and compares their characteristics in terms of ride comfort and tire-road holding ability. Particular attention has been paid to the semi-active suspension systems fitted with a shock absorber of dual damping characteristics. Different mathematical models are presented to investigate the ride response considering both simplified and complex vehicle models. Numerical simulation has been carried out through the MATLAB/SIMULINK environment which aids the future development of controllable suspension systems to improve vehicle ride comfort. The results show a considerable improvement of the vehicle ride response using different schemes of semi-active suspension system in particular the modified groundhook control algorithm.

Semi-Active Damping for Off-Road Bicycle Suspension: An Experimental Study

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Scott Pierce ◽  
Caleb Whitener ◽  
Sudhir Kaul
Keyword(s):  
Shock Absorber ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Mr Damper ◽  
Power Input ◽  
Rear Wheel ◽  
Active Damping ◽  
Suspension System ◽  
Magnetorheological Damper ◽  
Mountain Bike ◽  
Damping Characteristics

This paper presents experimental results from the testing of a semi-active damping system in an off-road bicycle (bike). Magnetorheological dampers are being increasingly used in automotive applications to enhance damping capability of a suspension system or to mitigate the trade-off between ride comfort and handling. A magnetorheological (MR) damper requires a relatively low amount of energy to control damping characteristics, and behaves as a passive damper in the absence of any power input. This study investigates the use of a semi-active magnetorheological damper for the rear suspension of a mountain bike. The performance of this damper has been compared to the current shock absorber on the bike. All testing has been performed on a shaker table and the performance of the damper has been evaluated by comparing the input acceleration at the hub of the rear wheel to the acceleration at the seat of the bike. The main aim of this study is to investigate the viability of using an MR damper in a mountain bike suspension system. Test results indicate that the performance of the semi-active MR damper is comparable to the current shock absorber. Furthermore, the MR damper lends itself to hands-off control that will be investigated in a future study. Therefore, it can be concluded from preliminary testing that an MR damper can be used in a mountain bike to effectively control damping.

Damping Characteristics of a Hydraulic Electric Rectifier Shock Absorber and its Effect on Vehicle Dynamics

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Xu ◽  
Yilun Liu ◽  
Sijing Guo ◽  
Xuexun Guo ◽  
Lei Zuo
Keyword(s):  
Vehicle Dynamics ◽  
Shock Absorber ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Dynamic Performance ◽  
Nonlinear Damping ◽  
Shock Absorbers ◽  
Damping Characteristics ◽  
Electromagnetic Shock ◽  
Oil Shock ◽  
Regenerative Shock Absorber

Many energy-harvesting shock absorbers have been proposed in recent years, the most popular design is the electromagnetic harvester including linear electromagnetic shock absorbers, rotational electromagnetic shock absorbers, the mechanical motion rectifier (MMR), and the hydraulic-electromagnetic energy-regenerative shock absorber (HESA). With different energy converting mechanisms, the complicated effects of the inertia and nonlinear damping behaviors will greatly influence the vehicle dynamic performance such as the ride comfort and road handling. In this paper, we will theoretically analyze the dynamics of the suspension system with the HESA and give a guide for the HESA design. Then a simulation model of the HESA is built in AMESim to make comparison studies on the different vehicle dynamics caused by the nonlinear damping behaviors of the HESA. The advantages of HESA in terms of ride comfort and road handling will be evaluated in comparison with the similar design without accumulators and the traditional oil shock absorbers.

scholarly journals Investigation of the suspension design and ride comfort of an electric mini off-road vehicle

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 168781401882335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Yu ◽  
Zhice Wang ◽  
Guoye Wang ◽  
Jianzhu Zhao ◽  
Liyang Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shock Absorber ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Piecewise Linear ◽  
Damping Ratio ◽  
Road Vehicle ◽  
Pulse Input ◽  
Response Characteristics ◽  
Quarter Car Model ◽  
Damping Characteristics

In view of the little research that has been conducted on the ride comfort of mini vehicles, an electric mini off-road vehicle was designed in this study and a 2 degree-of-freedom quarter car model was established to investigate the ride comfortability. The amplitude-frequency and vibration response characteristics of the suspension were analyzed with the natural frequencies of the front and rear suspensions selected in accordance with the required driving performance. A comprehensive objective function with respect to the safety and comfortability was established, and the damping ratio of the suspension was determined. The damping characteristics of the shock absorber were analyzed to derive an adjustment rule of the suspension damping ratio. The piecewise linear speed characteristics of the shock absorber were subsequently obtained, and suspension-parameter identification and ride comfort tests were conducted. The test results showed that the natural frequencies and damping ratios of the front and rear suspensions were 1.676 and 1.922 Hz, and 0.225 and 0.242, respectively. The results of a pulse input test and D-level road random running test also demonstrated the safety and good ride comfortability of the vehicle.

scholarly journals Improving Vehicle Ride Response using a Shock Absorber with Dual Damping Characteristics

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (AEROSPACE SCIENCES) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
M. Ajaj ◽  
A. Sharaf ◽  
S. Hegazy ◽  
Y. Hossamel-deen
Keyword(s):  
Shock Absorber ◽  
Damping Characteristics

Comparative Study of Magnetorheological Damper Models for Force Tracking

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anria Strydom ◽  
Werner Scholtz ◽  
Schalk Els
Keyword(s):  
Computational Efficiency ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Mr Damper ◽  
Magnetorheological Damper ◽  
Damping Force ◽  
Suspension Systems ◽  
Mr Dampers ◽  
Damping Characteristics ◽  
Force Tracking ◽  
Control Application

Magnetorheological (MR) dampers are controllable semi-active dampers capable of providing a range of continuous damping settings. MR dampers are often incorporated in suspension systems of vehicles where conflicting damping characteristics are required for favorable ride comfort and handling behavior. For control applications the damper controller determines the required damper current in order to track the desired damping force, often by using a suitable MR damper model. In order to utilise the fast switching time capability of MR dampers, a model that can be used to directly calculate damper current is desired. Unfortunately few such models exist and other methods, which often negatively affect the computational efficiency of the model, need to be used when implementing these models. In this paper a selection of MR damper models are developed and evaluated for both accuracy and computational efficiency while tracking a desired damping force. The Kwok model is identified as a suitable candidate for the intended suspension control application.

Performances of Energy-Harvesting Shock Absorbers on Various Types of Vehicles

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sijing Guo ◽  
Lin Xu ◽  
Yilun Liu ◽  
Xuexun Guo ◽  
Lei Zuo
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Vehicle Dynamics ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Shock Absorber ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Rotational Inertia ◽  
Shock Absorbers ◽  
Regenerative Shock Absorber ◽  
Comprehensive Study

Energy-Harvesting Shock Absorber (EHSA), as a large-scale energy-harvesting mechanism for recovering suspension vibration energy, has been studied for years. A design of the regenerative shock absorber with Mechanical Motion Rectifier (MMR) has been proved to be more reliable and efficient. This paper reports a comprehensive study of the influence of MMR-based Energy-Harvesting Shock Absorber (MMR-EHSA) on vehicle dynamics performances. Models of MMR-EHSA and vehicle with MMR-EHSA with two degrees of freedom are created. Simulations are conducted on five typical vehicles, including passenger car, bus and three types of trucks. The ride characteristics of comfort, road handling and energy recovery are evaluated on these vehicles under various MMR rotational inertia and harvesting damping. The simulation results show that MMR-EHSA is able to improve both the ride comfort and road handling simultaneously under certain conditions over the traditional shock absorbers, which broadens our knowledge of MMR-EHSA’s applicable scenarios.

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