Design and analysis of a magneto-rheological damper for an all terrain vehicle

• Published in: IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering Vol. 310; no. 1; pp. 12128 - 12138
• Main Authors: Krishnan Unni, R, Tamilarasan, N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.02.2018
• Subjects: All Terrain Vehicle (ATV); All terrain vehicles; Applications programs; COMSOL; Damping; damping force; Design; Geometric constraints; Magneto-rheological damper; Rheological properties; Rheology; Shock absorbers; Smart-materials; Software

A shock absorber design intended to replace the existing conventional shock absorber with a controllable system using a Magneto-rheological damper is introduced for an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) that was designed for Baja SAE competitions. Suspensions are a vital part of an All Terrain Vehicles as it...