Sensing methodologies to determine automotive damper condition under vehicle normal operation

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 237-244

  Ferreira, Carlos ^a   Ventura, Paulo ^a   Morais, Raul ^b   Valente, António L G ^b   Neves, Carlos ^a   Reis, Manuel C ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

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

Author keywords

Embedded system; Shock absorber; Smart sensor; Vehicle safety

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE DAMPERS; DIAGNOSIS SYSTEMS; LOW COST FABRICATION; MONITORING DEVICE; NORMAL OPERATIONS; NUMBER OF VEHICLES; PRESSURE SENSING; REAL-TIME DIAGNOSIS; ROAD SURFACES; SUSPENSION SYSTEM; VEHICLE BODY; VEHICLE SAFETY;

AUTOMOBILE BODIES; AUTOMOBILE SHOCK ABSORBERS; AUTOMOBILE SUSPENSIONS; DAMPING; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; SHOCK ABSORBERS; SMART SENSORS; VEHICLE WHEELS; VEHICLES;

SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS);

EID: 71549166100     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2009.03.035     Document Type: Article

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