A mechanical network approach to performance capabilities of passive suspensions

This chapter investigates the performance capabilities of passive suspensions as a function of the number and type of components used, as well as their parameters values. Using well-known analogies between electrical and mechanical networks, the full freedom available for a one-port suspension network involving one or two dampers and an arbitrary number of springs and levers is determined. A numerical example of the one- and two-damper cases is considered in the context of a quarter-car suspension model.}