An investigation of a semiactive suspension for a fork lift truck |
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Authors: | P. De Man P. Lemerle P. Mistrot J-Ph Verschueren A. Preumont |
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Affiliation: | a ULB, Active Structures Laboratory, Brussels, Belgiumb INRS, Vandoeuvre Cedex, Francec Micromega Dynamics sa, Parc Scientifique du Sart Tilman, Angleur, Belgium |
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Abstract: | This paper investigates the feasibility of a semiactive suspension of the cabin of a fork lift truck as a way of reducing the effect of harmful vibrations on the health of truck drivers. A suspension based on MR fluid dampers has been designed and implemented on an actual vehicle and heuristic control strategy has been developed, which preserves the filtering properties of the passive suspension when the vehicle moves in a straight line with a constant velocity and suppresses the large amplitude pitch and roll motion during turns and braking. Field tests have demonstrated a substantial comfort improvement with respect to the passive suspension, during the braking and turning phases, without any noticeable detrimental effects. |
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