Volume-constrained optimization of magnetorheological and electrorheological valves and dampers

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1303-1313

  Rosenfeld, Nicholas C ^a   Wereley, Norman M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PISTONS; YIELD STRESS;

DAMPING FORCES; MAGNETORHEOLOGY; MEAN FLUID VELOCITY;

RHEOLOGY;

EID: 10444237292     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/13/6/004     Document Type: Article

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