Suspension components play key roles in the running behaviour of rail vehicles, and
therefore, mathematical models of suspension components are essential ingredients of …

This paper provides an overview of the latest advances in road vehicle suspension design,
dynamics, and control, together with the authors' perspectives, in the context of vehicle ride …

The air spring is the main part of the secondary suspension of passenger railway vehicles.
The aim of this paper is to review existing modelling techniques for air springs in order to …

By simultaneously utilizing preview and global road information, a comfort optimization
strategy which combines vehicle speed planning and preview semi-active suspension …

The air spring component with a damper inside is widely used in the commercial vehicle as
a vibration isolator. The nonlinear dynamics of the air spring component is important for full …

An accurate air spring model is critical for vehicle design equipped with air spring pneumatic
systems to provide a better performance. However, it is particularly difficult to establish a …

This Master of Science Thesis has been performed at Bombardier Transportation in
Västerås Sweden, during the period August 2001 to January 2002. The thesis is the final …

Different suspension systems of the type 'full travel'used in agricultural machinery seats over
the last 20 years are evaluated. The effects of the type of spring and damper are discussed …

An accurate model of rolling lobe air spring (RLAS) is the key to achieve the design,
matching and optimization of air suspension. A refined stiffness model of RLAS with …

This paper introduces the concept of managing air in commercial vehicle suspensions for
reducing body roll. A conventional pneumatic suspension is re-designed to include higher …