Research Article

Modeling and Optimization of Vehicle Suspension Employing a Nonlinear Fluid Inerter

Table 1

Parameters of the fluid inerter.

NameValue

Radius of piston rod /m0.012
Inner radius of the cylinder /m0.028
Radius of the helical channel /m0.005
Helix radius of channel /m0.1
Pitch of helical channel /m0.012
Circle number of helical channel 14
Oil density ρ/kg⋅m−3800
Length of transition section /m0.1
Viscosity of fluid /Pa⋅s0.027