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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2023
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Saied Taheri, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Sheetanshu Tyagi, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Yaswanth Siramdasu, Blacksburg, VA (US);
VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Abstract
Described herein is an electrical controller for a damper body assembly that stores a damping policy and instructions implementing a control method based on the policy. The controller can receive a sensor output and transmits a signal to alter the contribution to a damping coefficient of the damper from each fluid mass as a function of the sensor output, policy, and control method. Also described herein are methods of using the electrical controller. Also described herein are damper body assemblies that can be controlled by the electrical controller, an actuation assembly, and methods of using the same.