Design of Automotive Vehicle Suspension with Combined Damping.

A new approach to the design of motor vehicle suspensions by simultaneous use of several damping devices of different types, making up a combined damping system (CDS), is presented. A rational combination of the components of the CDS and optimization of their parameters ensure an increase in the smooth running of the motor vehicle. Calculation and analysis of the damping properties of air suspension (AS) with different CDSs made it possible to determine the most effective systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]