PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF EDDY CURRENT SHOCK ABSORBERS

Abstract

The main target of this thesis is to reach the optimum design of the proposed damper which results in the best damping effect after adding to the traditional suspension system. To achieve this target, the model was solved many times at different design cases. First the Effects of adding an aluminum sleeve to the actuator is studied in chapter four. The relation between the sleeve thickness and the damping force is examined. Second the damper was studied from another point of view in chapter five, by changing its configuration. Removing the aluminum sleeve, lower number of magnets and two opposite magnets groups are the studied design cases. The steady state performance of the damper at each design case was discussed. It was found that there is an optimum design case at which the best damping performance is obtained.