Operational Efficiency of a Shock Absorber with a Nonlinearly Deforming Path Limiter under Random Perturbations

A. S. Gusev^a, L. V. Zinchenko^a^, *, and S. A. Starodubtseva^b
Translated by Bernard Gilbert

^aBauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, Russia

^bMoscow State Technical University of Automobiles and Roads, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence to: *e-mail: zinlar@yandex.ru

Received 19 September, 2017

Abstract—A method is proposed for probabilistic estimates of the maximum possible spring velocity, kinetic energy, displacement, and force in shock-absorber breakdown during system operation. The use of additional rubber-like nonlinearly deforming path limiters in vehicle shock absorbers is shown to be effective.

Keywords: probabilistic characteristics, random process, shock absorber, path limiter, breakdown, reliability

DOI: 10.3103/S1068798X19020187