Characterization of automotive dampers using higher order frequency response functions

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 181-203

  Cafferty, S ^a   Tomlinson, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automotive dampers; Higher order frequency response functions; Non linear damping; Volterra series

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006044842     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954407971526353     Document Type: Article

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