1
Return

A linear damper for automotive application based on rotary magnetorheological brake

delete2026-04-23
delete0
PRE
AI
L
Le Hai Zy Zy
B
Bao Tri Diep
K
Kim Phuoc Hoang
M
Minh Hieu Diep
W
Weihua Li
Q
Quoc Hung Nguyen *
DOI:10.1088/1361-665X/ae5ee2delete
deleteOriginal
deleteOriginal request for help
deleteShare
deleteSave
Abstract

Abstract

En 中文
In this study, a novel magnetorheological damper (MRD) for passenger cars is proposed, optimally designed and experimentally investigated. The proposed damper implements a screw mechanism for converting linear motion to rotation and uses a rotary MR brake for damping, which is referred as S-MRD in this study. While MR dampers offer superior semi-active control for vehicle suspensions, existing designs in both flow and shear modes often face trade-offs between performance, compactness, and high off-state torque. The proposed S-MRD overcomes these limitations by efficiently transforming the suspension’s linear motion into rotational motion, enabling an effective shear-mode rotary MR braking configuration within a compact structure. For the optimal design of the S-MRD, the Bingham plastic model was adopted to estimate the damping force of the MR fluid, and key structural parameters were optimized using the non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II). The optimization process yielded a target damping force of 2000 N for prototyping. Based on the optimal parameters, a prototype was fabricated and experimentally validated. The experimental results demonstrated a maximum damping force of 1890 N at 0.4 Hz and 2.5 A, achieving 94.5% of the optimized target value. These findings confirm the validity of the simulation model and demonstrate that the proposed S-MRD provides a high-performance, compact, and promising solution for advanced automotive suspension systems.
Keywords:
magnetorheological damper
rotary MR brake
automotive suspension
optimal design
NSGA-II

Journal

Smart Materials and Structures cover
Smart Materials and Structures
IF:
3.8
Papers:
8.5K
Citations:
2.5W

Organization

U
University of Wollongong
Scholars:
1.3W
Papers: 1.6W
Citations: 2.8W
H
Hutech University
Scholars:
11
Papers: 10
Citations: 0
I
Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City
Scholars:
228
Papers: 127
Citations: 1
Cited Papers

Cited Papers

Citing Papers

Citing Papers