The Performance of Passive Cab Suspension Systems in Tractor-Semitrailer Vehicles

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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Main Author: M.M. ElMadany
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1990-01-01
Series:Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018363918308833
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spelling doaj-c5064632c7d64621935887825ab40eb32020-11-25T02:31:03ZengElsevierJournal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences1018-36391990-01-0121131151The Performance of Passive Cab Suspension Systems in Tractor-Semitrailer VehiclesM.M. ElMadany0Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P. O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia.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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018363918308833
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title The Performance of Passive Cab Suspension Systems in Tractor-Semitrailer Vehicles
title_short The Performance of Passive Cab Suspension Systems in Tractor-Semitrailer Vehicles
title_full The Performance of Passive Cab Suspension Systems in Tractor-Semitrailer Vehicles
title_fullStr The Performance of Passive Cab Suspension Systems in Tractor-Semitrailer Vehicles
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series Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences
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description 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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