Special issue: "Smart Materials and Structures in Automotive Applications"

International Journal of Vehicle Design 63(2/3) 2013

• Semi-active control of magneto-rheological variable stiffness and damping seat suspension with human-body model
• Analysis of a magnetorheological damper incorporating temperature dependence
• Semi-active control of an integrated full-car suspension with seat suspension and driver body model using ER dampers
• Design of car hood of sandwich structures for pedestrian safety
• Hydraulic hybrid vehicle vibration isolation control with magnetorheological fluid mounts
• A magnetorheological-elastomer-based energy absorption device for car crash protection
• Magneto-rheological fluid flow through complex valve geometries
• A compressible magneto-rheological fluid damper-liquid spring system
• Quasi-steady modelling for magneto-rheological fluid mount based on squeeze mode and experimental testing
• Characterisation of friction reduction with tangential ultrasonic vibrations using a SDOF model

Regular Paper

• Stochastic modelling of 1-D and 2-D terrain profiles using a polynomial chaos approach