Magnetorheological impact seat suspensions for ground vehicle crash mitigation

Xian-Xu Bai; Norman M. Wereley

doi:10.1117/12.2045261

1 April 2014 Magnetorheological impact seat suspensions for ground vehicle crash mitigation

Xian-Xu Bai, Norman M. Wereley

Proceedings Volume 9057, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2014; 90570R (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2045261
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2014, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Semi-active magnetorheological energy absorbers (MREAs) are one type of the most promising actuator for both the vibration and shock control. This paper investigates the frontal crash mitigation performance of semi-active MR impact seat suspensions for ground vehicles. The characteristics of two MREAs, a conventional MREA and an MREA with an internal bypass, with an identical volume, are theoretically evaluated and compared. To explore the control effectiveness of MREAs in the shock control systems, the mechanical model of a 4-degree-of-freedom (4DOF) sliding seat suspension system with MREAs is constructed. An optimal Bingham number control, which is to minimize the crash pulse loads transmitted to occupants by utilizing maximum stroke of the MREAs based on initial velocity of crash pulse, mass, and damping, is proposed and developed to improve the crash mitigation performance of the 4DOF MR sliding seat suspension control systems. The simulated control performances of the mitigation systems based on the MREAs with different functional structures are evaluated, compared, and analyzed. The research results indicate that (1) the constant stroking load velocity range of the MREAs is of significance to evaluate the controllability of the MREAs (i.e., the effectiveness of the semi-active shock control systems), and (2) suboptimal Bingham number control cannot realize “soft landing” (i.e., either an end-stop impact or incomplete utilization of the MREA stroke happens).

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Xian-Xu Bai and Norman M. Wereley "Magnetorheological impact seat suspensions for ground vehicle crash mitigation", Proc. SPIE 9057, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2014, 90570R (1 April 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2045261

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