An embedded system to assess the automotive shock absorber condition under vehicle operation

Proceedings of IEEE Sensors

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1210-1213

  Ventura, P J C ^a   Ferreira, C D H ^a   Neves, C F C S ^a   Morais, R M P ^b   Valente, A L G ^b   Reis, M J C S ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE SUSPENSIONS; AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS; CONDITION ASSESSMENTS; DRIVING COMFORT; IN-VEHICLE; PRECISE METHOD; VEHICLE OPERATIONS; WIRELESS INTERFACES;

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOBILE SHOCK ABSORBERS; AUTOMOBILE SUSPENSIONS; SENSORS; SHOCK ABSORBERS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS;

VEHICLES;

EID: 67649909228     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2008.4716660     Document Type: Conference Paper

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