Abstract
Dynamic analysis of a non-linear vehicle model, employing tunable shock absorbers, is presented for random road excitations. A generalised discrete harmonic linearisation technique, based upon a processed energy function, is developed to characterise non-linear restoring and damping forces by an array of equivalent linear stiffness and damping coefficients. An array of locally linear systems is thus formulated to determine the random ride response of the non-linear vehicle model. The simulation results show that the vehicle ride performance can be improved considerably in the frequency range to which the human body is most sensitive, via the tunable shock absorbers.
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