A comparative analysis of passive twin tube and skyhook MRF dampers for motorcycle front suspensions

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5386, Issue , 2004, Pages 238-249

  Ahmadian, Mehdi ^a   Gravatt, John ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMPER SYSTEMS; MAGNETO-RHEOLOGICAL FLUIDS (MRF); SUSPENSION ACCELERATION;

BRAKING; CLAMPING DEVICES; CONTROL SYSTEMS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MAGNETIC FLUIDS; MOTORCYCLES; RHEOLOGY;

VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS;

EID: 8844230398     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.540218     Document Type: Conference Paper

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