Shock load mitigation using magnetorheological energy absorber with bifold valves

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6527, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Mao, Min ^a   Hu, Wei ^a   Wereley, Norman M ^a   Browne, Alan L ^b   Ulicny, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifold; Hydro mechanical model; Magnetorheological energy absorber (MREA); Shock load

Indexed keywords

ENERGY ABSORPTION; HYDRAULICS; IMPACT TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RHEOLOGY;

BIFOLD VALVES; FLOW RESISTANCE; HYDROMECHANICAL MODELS; MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL ENERGY ABSORBER (MREA); SHOCK LOAD;

VALVES (MECHANICAL);

EID: 35548954666     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.714132     Document Type: Conference Paper

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