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    Inerter Based Suspension Systems

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    - An inerter is a mechanical device that resists relative acceleration between its two terminals with a force proportional to the mass of the inerter. - Malcolm Smith introduced the concept of an inerter in 2002 as a way to store and release kinetic energy through flywheels. - Inerters have been incorporated into vehicle suspension systems, where they provide additional tuning flexibility over conventional passive suspensions to improve both ride quality and road handling. - McLaren was the first Formula 1 team to use an inerter, known as a J-damper, in their suspension in 2005.

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    - An inerter is a mechanical device that resists relative acceleration between its two terminals with a force proportional to the mass of the inerter. - Malcolm Smith introduced the concept of an inerter in 2002 as a way to store and release kinetic energy through flywheels. - Inerters have been incorporated into vehicle suspension systems, where they provide additional tuning flexibility over conventional passive suspensions to improve both ride quality and road handling. - McLaren was the first Formula 1 team to use an inerter, known as a J-damper, in their suspension in 2005.

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    Study of quarter car models incorporating he mechanical device called the inerter.

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    - An inerter is a mechanical device that resists relative acceleration between its two terminals with a force proportional to the mass of the inerter. - Malcolm Smith introduced the concept of an inerter in 2002 as a way to store and release kinetic energy through flywheels. - Inerters have been incorporated into vehicle suspension systems, where they provide additional tuning flexibility over conventional passive suspensions to improve both ride quality and road handling. - McLaren was the first Formula 1 team to use an inerter, known as a J-damper, in their suspension in 2005.

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    Inerter Based Suspension

    Systems
    -Darshit Patel (U16ME079)
    What is an Inerter?

    • In the study of mechanical networks in


    control theory, an inerter is a two-
    terminal device in which the forces
    applied at the terminals are equal,
    opposite, and proportional to relative
    acceleration between the nodes.
    History

    • The Mechanical – Electrical Analogy.


    • Force – Current
    • Velocity Voltage
    • Spring Stiffness = Reciprocal of
    inductance
    • Damping coefficient = Reciprocal of
    Resistance.
    • Mass – Capacitance?
    • Accordingly the mechanical element of
    mass was considered as equivalent to
    capacitance.
    • But this analogy could be made for
    systems where one terminal of the
    electrical capacitance is grounded
    electrically. Hence there was no
    component that behaved like an
    independent capacitance.
    • In 2002, Malcolm C Smith came up with the idea of a device that
    store the kinetic energy into the rotation of the flywheels. Such
    devices could capture and release large amounts of energy with a
    small relative inertia of its components.
    • This device was nothing but the inerter.
    • He introduced this device in his paper titled “Synthesis of Mechanical
    Networks: The Inerter.” published in 2002 in the IEEE Transactions on
    Automatic Control journal.
    • Malcolm Smith proposed a mechanism run by a pair of rack
    and pinion gears to realize this new type of mechanical
    device.
    • The equation governing this device is as shown.
    • This is one of the realizations. Over the years different
    mechanism have been developed for this system.
    Other Types of Inerter Systems

    Ball-Screw Type Inerter Hydraulic Inerter


    Use in Suspension System
    • McLaren F1 racing team was the first to use this inerter device in their
    vehicle in 2005. Later it was adopted by Renault F1 team and so on. In
    motorsports jargon, this device is known by the name of J-Damper.

    Mounted between the suspension rockers, the J-damper is inactive in body roll and
    only operates in vertical movement or jounce, hence its name
    Use in Suspension (Contd.)
    • There is always a tradeoff between road holding ability of the vehicle
    and ride comfort while designing the suspension systems.
    • The designer of conventional suspension systems is stuck with only
    two controllable parameters and hence has a very little flexibility to
    control the system. An additional parameter could provide a better
    freedom to the designers to optimize the suspension system. For this
    reason, the inerter is incorporated.
    Quarter-Car
    suspension model
    • The easiest and fairly accurate method
    to study and analyze the suspension
    system of a vehicle is with the use of a
    quarter-car model.
    • The most standard suspension model is
    of a passive suspension system.
    • The governing Equations are:
    Inerter in series to the
    passive system.
    Inerter in series to the passive
    system.
    Frequency Responses
    Response over a standard bump profile

    • SMA stands for Sprung Mass


    Acceleration which is the
    ultimate jerk the passenger feels
    while riding the vehicle
    Other Applications
    • This device is a dynamic device and can be used in the damping of
    various structural components.
    • These devices are currently researched to damp the vibrations during
    seismic earthquakes to help stabilize the building and structures.
    • This system can be used in applications where a vibration isolation is
    required. Hence this device can be used to reduce oscillations and
    noise.
    Why is it currently not popular?
    • Due to higher stiffness, this system increases the road holding
    capacity of the system.
    • Hence it is highly popular in motorsports and other performance
    vehicles.
    • The recent research shows that a better ride quality can also be
    obtained by using a semi-active or active inerter.
    Thank You
    Any Questions?

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