Using 3D Multi-Body Simulation to Evaluate Future Truck Technologies

Abstract

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Editors’ perspectives: road vehicle suspension design, dynamics, and control

“…Hydro-pneumatic struts can offer compact design with integrated damping control, improved ride comfort, ride height leveling control, as well as semiactive/active control. The hydro-pneumatic suspension systems have been employed in heavy military vehicles for nearly half a century, and have been regarded to hold the most significant potential for commercial vehicle applications [6,21,71]. Gunter et al [71] state that the hydro-pneumatic suspension system has been selected as one of the key technologies in the development of future military vehicles.…”

Roll- and pitch-plane coupled hydro-pneumatic suspension

“…In addition, such couplings provide greater design flexibility in realizing desired properties through sizing of the strut chambers and the coupling [16]. The hydro-pneumatic suspension systems have been employed in heavy military vehicles for about half a century, and have been regarded to hold the most significant potential for commercial vehicle applications [4,[20][21][22]. Gunter et al [21] and Gilmore [22] stated that the hydro-pneumatic suspension system has been selected as one of the key technologies in the development of future military vehicles.…”