Shock-absorbing apparatus includes electromechanical actuator and digital feedback control circuitry rather than springs and hydraulic damping as in conventional shock absorbers. Device not subject to leakage and requires little or no maintenance. Attenuator parameters adjusted in response to sensory feedback and predictive algorithms to obtain desired damping characteristic. Device programmed to decelerate slowly approaching vehicle or other large object according to prescribed damping characteristic.
"Smart" Electromechanical Shock Absorber
NASA Tech Briefs ; 13 , 4
1989-04-01
Miscellaneous
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English
'Smart' shock absorber needs no electronics
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