Performance analysis of magnetorheological energy absorbers under impact conditions

Proceedings of the ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS2008

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 625-633

  Mao, Min ^a   Hu, Wei ^a   Choi, Young Tai ^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

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CAPABILITIES; ADAPTIVE VIBRATION; BINGHAM-PLASTIC MODELS; D CENTERS; DESIGN ANALYSIS; DESIGN SPEED; DROP TEST; DROP-TOWER FACILITY; DYNAMIC RANGE; ENERGY ABSORBERS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FORCE RESPONSE; HYDROMECHANICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROMECHANICAL MODEL; IMPACT SPEED; KEY ISSUES; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; MAGNETO-RHEOLOGICAL; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PRIMARY DESIGN; SHOCK MITIGATION; SHOCK PULSE; TRANSIENT FORCES; TRANSIENT IMPACT ANALYSIS; VIBRATION SPECTRA; VISCOUS LOSS;

DROPS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; REYNOLDS EQUATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPEED; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 78149405730     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/SMASIS2008-379     Document Type: Conference Paper

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