Abstract:
In this world of modernity everything is evolving at a very greater pace so does the automobile. Fast moving cars follow the same trajectory of evolution to meet human demands, comfort, safety, and reliability etc. Racing community has evolved to a point where a small mistake can cost racer and his sponsors a lot in a jiffy. When we talk about Formula one, Desert rally and off-road racing, each component should be reliable in every changing environmental condition. As alluded to the above, a vehicle must have an adaptive suspension and effective damper which is essential for modern racing.
For this purpose, Dynamic Suspension Spool Valve (DSSV) dampers are particularly made for these applications. In these types of dampers, we control the damping by changing flow area in which the fluid is flowing. In spool valve technology we can easily change the orifice opening present on the spool valve which in result affects our overall damping. In MR dampers we can control the damping by changing the viscosity of the fluid.
The DSSV damper will provide a serene ride quality to the active damping system and is cheaper and simpler when compared to these latest technologies like MR and ER. The ride quality of conventional dampers is uncomfortable on varying road conditions, several active damping technologies like MR and ER damping are introduced which are rather expensive and much complicated.
