TL;DR: MagneRide as discussed by the authors is a semi-active suspension system which uses magneto-rheological fluid-based actuators, sensors and onboard controllers to enhance vehicle ride and handling qualities.
Abstract: In this paper, the author presents a semi-active suspension system which uses magneto-rheological (MR) fluid-based actuators, sensors and onboard controllers to enhance vehicle ride and handling qualities. The MR dampers are more reliable than conventional, valve- based counterparts, and outperform them in damper performance. The system, known as MagneRide, is compared with conventional passive and active hydropneumatic system in terms of its ride and handling performance.
TL;DR: In this article, the damping characteristics of a magnetorheological shock absorber of a passenger car were analyzed on a complex and modern test bench especially built for testing shock absorbers, in order to compare the conventional damper with the magneto-rheological damper.
Abstract: Due to their simplicity and controllability, adaptive dampers became very popular in automotive engineering industry, especially in the passenger cars industry, in spite of technological obstacles inherent and the high cost of the magnetic fluid. "MagneRide" is the first technology which uses smart fluids in the shock absorbers of the vehicles adaptive suspensions. Since the discovery of the magneto-rheological effect there is a consistent progress regarding the control algorithms and hardware part itself. These magneto-rheological devices have a major potential which can be explored in various fields of applications. At present many companies make researches for the improvement of the response time and for obtaining a better response at low frequency and amplitude of the body car oscillations. The main objective of this paper is to determine the damping characteristic of a magnetorheological shock absorber of a passenger car. The authors aim to observe how to modify the damping characteristic by changing the intensity of the electric current. The experimental researches have being carried out on a complex and modern test bench especially built for testing shock absorbers, in order to compare the damping characteristic of the classical damper with the magneto-rheological damper.