Performance of a Telescopic Dual-Tube Automotive Damper and the Implications for Vehicle Ride Prediction
- 1 April 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Transport Engineering
- Vol. 200 (2) , 115-123
- https://doi.org/10.1243/pime_proc_1986_200_171_02
Abstract
This paper outlines a theoretical model of a dual-tube damper, presents the results of a digital simulation and compares them with previous experimental results. The damper characteristics are confirmed as being highly non-linear and exhibiting hysteresis effects. A prediction of the ride performance of a vehicle fitted with these dampers is made and shows that the typical linear and bilinear models of the damper are inappropriate and lead to over-optimistic estimates of ride performance.Keywords
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