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Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 121953, 12 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/121953
Research Article

A Noise-Insensitive Semi-Active Air Suspension for Heavy-Duty Vehicles with an Integrated Fuzzy-Wheelbase Preview Control

Zhengchao Xie, Pak Kin Wong, Jing Zhao, Tao Xu, Ka In Wong, and Hang Cheong Wong

Department of Electromechanical Engineering, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China

Received 21 April 2013; Accepted 4 June 2013

Academic Editor: Qingsong Xu

Copyright © 2013 Zhengchao Xie et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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