Design and Analysis of Shock Absorber: A Review

Abstract

The vehicle suspension system connects a vehicle to its wheels and contributes to the vehicle's road handling and braking for better safety and driving pleasure, and offering a comfortable ride well isolated from road noise, bumps, vibrations etc. Many people have own vehicles but they don’t know the importance of shock absorber and how to maintain it. So, it becomes important that the shock absorbers are efficient, durable and cost efficient. Material used for the helical coil spring is of great importance as it is one of the main part of suspension system. Various research papers arebased on analysis done using different materials. Many papers were published regarding “Analysis and Design of Shock Absorbers”. This paper is a review of previous literatures that cover the topic of design and analysis of shock absorbers. Observations and recommendations are shared according to the research gaps in the literature.