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Effect of Damping on Comfort Level of a Fully Independent Suspension System of An Automobile

A. Bala Raju , R.J. Shruti, R. Venkatachalam

Suspension system is one of the most important systems of an automobile. One important function of the suspension system is to absorb the shocks caused by unevenness of the road. One of the present trends of an automobile is fully independent suspension system. The stiffness and damping of the suspension system play an important role in absorbing the shocks and there by provide comfort to the passengers. In this paper, an attempt is made to study the effect of damping on the comfort level. A damping of 1000 N.s./m is found to provide maximum comfort level always