Soil-Friendly Off-Road Suspension
The article investigates the potential of controlled vehicle suspension for off-road vehicles. The primary question is whether the controlled vehicle suspension can reduce the deformation of the deformable off-road (soil) and can become a soil-friendly suspension. The article represents the preliminary study of this problem, in the sense that the realistic but simple models for the vehicle, the tyre--off-road contact, and the suspension control have been chosen. The results described demonstrate that the specific soil-friendly vehicle suspension exists and the off-road (soil) deformation can be significantly reduced. If an off-road vehicle with a passive (but optimized) suspension is repeatedly passed across an off-road with an initial bump, then the initial bump is increased and developed into a long wavy road after the bump. Such wavy roads are typically seen on the off-roads after passing many vehicles. If the same experiment is realized with an off-road vehicle with a controlled (semi-active or limited-active) suspension, then the initial bump is decreased, and the development of the wavy road is suppressed. The usage of soil-friendly off-road suspension can be for both agricultural and military vehicles.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Abstract reprinted with permission from Taylor and Francis.
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Corporate Authors:
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Authors:
- Valasek, M
- Sveda, J
- Sika, Z
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Conference:
- 19th Symposium of the International Association for Vehicle System Dynamics
- Location: Milan , Italy
- Date: 2005-8-28 to 2005-9-2
- Publication Date: 2006
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: pp 479-488
- Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 19th Symposium of the International Association for Vehicle System Dynamics
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Serial:
- Vehicle System Dynamics
- Volume: 44
- Issue Number: Supplement
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis
- ISSN: 0042-3114
- EISSN: 1744-5159
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Active suspension systems; All terrain vehicles; Deformation; Modulus of deformation; Rolling contact; Soils; Suspension systems
- Uncontrolled Terms: Controlled vehicle suspension; Passive suspension systems
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01046757
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9780415436168
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 11 2007 1:56PM