Research Article

Modelling and Analysis of a Magnetorheological Damper with Nonmagnetized Passages in Piston and Minor Losses

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(a) Schematic of the experimental setup. 1, data acquisition system; 2, PC; 3, the force sensor; 4, MTS370; 5, rod; 6, aluminum shell; 7, cylinder of MR damper; 8, MTS370 actuator; 9, the inner displacement sensor; 10, rod (connected to anode of current source); 11, copper needle in rod (connected to cathode of current source); 12, current source (Qiujing QJ3005T). (b) Test rig.
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