Design of electromagnetic shock absorbers for automotive suspensions

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1913-1928

  Amati, Nicola ^a   Festini, Andrea ^a   Tonoli, Andrea ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

active suspension; electromagnetics; mechatronics; semi active suspension

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SUSPENSION; AUTOMOTIVE SUSPENSIONS; DAMPING FORCES; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; ELECTROMAGNETICS; HYDRAULIC SYSTEM; INTEGRATED DESIGNS; MECHANICAL PARAMETERS; RESISTIVE LOADS; SEMI ACTIVE SUSPENSION;

AUTOMOBILE SUSPENSIONS; DAMPING; DESIGN; ELECTROMAGNETISM; HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT; MECHATRONICS; SHOCK ABSORBERS; TERMINALS (ELECTRIC);

SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS);

EID: 80053549024     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: 17445159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00423114.2011.554560     Document Type: Article

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