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Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011

Filed:

Jan. 04, 2008
Applicants:

Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);

Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);

Norman M. Wereley, Potomac, MD (US);

Young Tai Choi, Laurel, MD (US);

Wei HU, Rockville, MD (US);

Min Mao, College Park, MD (US);

Inventors:

Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);

Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);

Norman M. Wereley, Potomac, MD (US);

Young Tai Choi, Laurel, MD (US);

Wei Hu, Rockville, MD (US);

Min Mao, College Park, MD (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of designing a magnetorheological (MR) fluid energy absorbing damper is provided that uses hydromechanical analysis with lumped parameters to allow a determination as to whether a potential damper design will provide predetermined characteristics, such as a desired dynamic force range and maximum piston velocity, with a selected MR fluid and yield stress and preferably meeting predetermined geometric limitations.


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