Capturing what is going on and what may happen related to vehicle handling
behaviour in cases of desired or non-desired actions and interventions has a crucial
importance. Strategies implemented to improve vehicle stability or algorithms and
control modules designed to compensate the non-desired effects on handling
behavior may appear to be inadequate as the vehicle goes through uncountable
experiences. The importance of understanding and introducing the possible sources
of undesired effects which may be encountered throughout driving action cannot be
underemphasized.
One of the possibilities that may lead the driver face with unexpected results
concerning vehicle&rsquo / s handling is suspension damper failure, which has not yet been
dealt with adequately in the literature. The fast developing technology and
consequently the expanding utilization of chassis electronics and electronic vehicle
components make the investigation of damper failure phenomenon essential since
reliability decreases by the continuously increasing introduction of electronic
means. In this study, possible failure types of dampers including electrical failure
are taken into account, their effects on vehicle stability under critical driving
conditions are examined. Shortcomings and comments are made on criticality of
failed damper and its failure point. This work as a result, constitutes a particular
contribution to the literature in that it brings up a concrete knowledge to the stated
research area.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12611223/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 November 2009 |
| Creators | Beduk, Mustafa Durukan |
| Contributors | Unlusoy, Y. Samim |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | Access forbidden for 1 year |
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