Vibration energy harvesting in automotive suspension system: A detailed review

MAA Abdelkareem, L Xu, MKA Ali, A Elagouz, J Mi… - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Hydraulic shock absorbers have come into widespread use in vehicle suspensions since
decades ago to effectively reduce the acceleration of vehicle bodies and maintain good …

Active vehicle suspension system

ZM Anderson, S Avadhany, MD Cole, R Driscoll… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
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CORPORATION ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR …

Design and characterization of an electromagnetic energy harvester for vehicle suspensions

L Zuo, B Scully, J Shestani, Y Zhou - Smart Materials and …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
During the everyday usage of an automobile, only 10–16% of the fuel energy is used to
drive the car—to overcome the resistance from road friction and air drag. One important loss …

Energy-harvesting shock absorber with a mechanical motion rectifier

Z Li, L Zuo, J Kuang, G Luhrs - Smart materials and structures, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Energy-harvesting shock absorbers are able to recover the energy otherwise dissipated in
the suspension vibration while simultaneously suppressing the vibration induced by road …

Methods and apparatus for suspension adjustment

M Galasso, J Franklin, A Laird, RC Fox - US Patent 10,036,443, 2018 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus of a system for vehicles comprising a vehicle suspension, a sensor
operable to measure an operational characteristic of the vehicle suspension, and a …

Hydraulic actuator with on-demand energy flow

M Giovanardi, C Tucker, RJ Wendell… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
US10029534B2 - Hydraulic actuator with on-demand energy flow - Google Patents
US10029534B2 - Hydraulic actuator with on-demand energy flow - Google Patents Hydraulic …

Method and apparatus for an adjustable damper

EO Ericksen, CP Cox, P Tsiaras, M Larson… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
A method for controlling vehicle motion is described. The method includes accessing a set of
control signals including a measured vehicle speed value associated with a movement of a …

Remotely operated bypass for a suspension damper

J Marking - US Patent 10,697,514, 2020 - Google Patents
A damper assembly with a bypass for a vehicle comprises a pressure cylinder with a piston
and piston rod for limiting the flow rate of damping fluid as it passes from a first to a second …

Regenerative shock absorber

S Avadhany, P Abel, V Tarasov, Z Anderson - US Patent 8,376,100, 2013 - Google Patents
Regenerative shock absorber. A piston is disposed for recip rocating motion within a
cylinder as a vehicle's Suspension system deflects. Hydraulic fluid passes through an …

Method and apparatus for an adjustable damper

EO Ericksen, CP Cox, P Tsiaras, M Larson… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
A method for controlling vehicle motion is described. The method includes accessing a set of
control signals including a measured vehicle speed value associated with a movement of a …