A method and vehicle control system for controlling stiffness of at least one support structure of a vehicle includes at least one of an acceleration sensor, a braking sensor and a corner sensor for providing a driving condition of the vehicle. A controller obtains information from the sensors to determine the driving condition and control the stiffness of a support structure of the vehicle. A magnetic field generator provides a magnetic field to control the stiffness of the support structure having a magnetorheological fluid or elastomer. An electrical source provides electrical current to a support structure including an electrorheological fluid or a support structure including a meta-material. When a vehicle collision is predicted no energy is provided to the support structure to minimize the stiffness and maximize energy absorbance by the support structure in a collision.


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    Title :

    VEHICLE COLLISION ENERGY ABSORBANCE WITH MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL OR ELECTRORHEOLOGICAL MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING STIFFNESS OF ENERGY ABSORBANCE ELEMENT


    Additional title:

    AUFPRALLENERGIEABSORPTION FÜR EIN FAHRZEUG MIT MAGNETORHEOLOGISCHEM ODER ELEKTRORHEOLOGISCHEM MATERIAL UND VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG DER STEIFHEIT EINES ENERGIEABSORPTIONSELEMENTS
    POUVOIR D'ABSORPTION D'ÉNERGIE DE COLLISION DE VÉHICULE AVEC UN MATÉRIAU MAGNÉTORHÉOLOGIQUE OU ÉLECTRORHÉOLOGIQUE ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE DE RIGIDITÉ D'UN ÉLÉMENT D'ABSORPTION D'ÉNERGIE


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    Publication date :

    2020-03-11


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    F16F SPRINGS , Federn / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge






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