Investigation of active torsion bar actuator configurations to reduce vehicle body roll

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 719-736

  Cimba, David ^a   Wagner, John ^b   Baviskar, Abhijit ^b  

^a FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

^b Clemson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis; Chassis dynamics; Design; Hardware in the loop testing; Hydraulics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; VALVES (MECHANICAL); VEHICLES;

CHASSIS DYNAMICS; HARDWARE-IN-THE-LOOP TESTING; SOLENOID POPPET ACTUATORS; SYSTEM RESPONSE TIME;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 33745639720     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: 17445159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00423110600618280     Document Type: Article

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