A semi-active control policy to reduce the occurrence and severity of end-stop impacts in a suspension seat with an electrorheological fluid damper

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 203, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 781-793

  Wu, X ^a   Griffin, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000066282     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsvi.1996.0901     Document Type: Article

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