Performance limitations and constraints for active and passive suspensions: A mechanical multi-port approach

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 137-168

  Smith, Malcolm C ^a   Walker, Gavin W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Cambridge Risk Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PASSIVE NETWORKS;

ACTIVE/PASSIVE SUSPENSIONS; MECHANICAL MULTIPORT NETWORKS;

VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS;

EID: 0033905210     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/0042-3114(200003)33:3;1-Y;FT137     Document Type: Article

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