Mechanical shock is a common problem that is present in many situations, such as ground
motion, blast, explosions, crash, and impact. The development of passive, active, or adaptive …

This paper describes the properties and the engineering applications of the smart materials,
especially in the mechatronics field. Even though there are several smart materials which all …

Magnetorheological (MR) fluids are described using two nondimensional numbers, the
Bingham and Mason numbers. The Mason number is the ratio of particle magnetic forces to …

The impact caused by the detonation of landmines and improvised explosive devices may
directly lead to spine fracture and injury of seated occupants on special vehicles. The …

Optimal control of a gun recoil absorber is investigated for minimizing recoil loads and
maximizing rate of fire. A multi-objective optimization problem was formulated by …

This research aims to design and control a full scale gun recoil buffering system which works
under real firing impact loading conditions. A conventional gun recoil absorber is replaced …

The velocity sensitive characteristic of the conventional linear magnetorheological (MR)
damper is undesirable in the application of impact protection. It will induce large damping …

This paper presents a minimum duration deceleration exposure (MDDE) control method for
drop-induced shock mitigation system using a magnetorheological energy absorber (MREA) …

This work aims to establish the mathematical model with the high effectiveness in predicting
the damping force of an MR damper with nonmagnetized passages in piston. The pressure …

A single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) semi-active vibration control system based on a
magnetorheological (MR) damper with an inner bypass is investigated in this paper. The MR …