The Performance of Passive Cab Suspension Systems in Tractor-Semitrailer Vehicles
In this paper, the planar vibrational response of an articulated vehicle with a suspended cab is considered. The statistical performance of innovative linear passive suspensions in response to a randomly profiled road is evaluated. Design guidelines based upon the analytical model derived are provid...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1990-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018363918308833 |
| Summary: | In this paper, the planar vibrational response of an articulated vehicle with a suspended cab is considered. The statistical performance of innovative linear passive suspensions in response to a randomly profiled road is evaluated. Design guidelines based upon the analytical model derived are provided. A procedure for optimizing driver comfort/cab deflection trade-off is presented. The trade-off is made explicit in the form of a performance index comprised of weighted mean squared driver acceleration and mean squared suspension dynamic deflection. In addition, the potential improvements offered by nonlinear passive suspensions are investigated. |
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| ISSN: | 1018-3639 |