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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  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Taylor and Francis.
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• Authors:
  • Valasek, M
  • Sveda, J
  • Sika, Z
• 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
• 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