STTR Phase I: Compressible Magnetorheological Fluids

该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(Public Law 111-5)资助的。这个小型企业技术转让(STTR)第一阶段项目旨在开发稳定和最佳的可压缩磁流变液(CMRF)，并对此类流体进行设备测试，以证明其耐用性。生产稳定耐用的CMRF将通过使用一种廉价的化学工艺来实现。该项目的主要目标是开发和研究一种可行的流体，它结合了现场可控流体和可压缩流体的特性，用于自动调节支柱/阻尼器应用。该项目将通过融合不同的基材来开发一种新型流体，这种流体可以产生更高的压缩性，同时保持可控的减振效果。这些流体用于陆地车辆悬挂系统的阻尼器(或减震器)时，将能够同时提供可控的减振和弹簧效应。成功开发用于车辆悬挂系统的可压缩流体具有更广泛的影响/商业潜力，特别是对中型/重型车辆，以减轻重量，增加机动性，增强车辆运动的可控性，以防止在崎岖地形和紧急演习中翻车。该项目将从商业和私营部门广泛应用到军事、公共汽车、客车、拖车、非公路和履带车辆等中型/重型商用车。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project seeks to develop stable and optimal compressible magneto-rheological fluids (CMRFs) and to perform device tests on such fluids to demonstrate their durability. The production of stable and durable CMRFs will be achieved by using an inexpensive chemical process. The primary goal of the project is to develop and examine a feasible fluid combining characteristics of both field controllable fluids and compressible fluids for automatically adjustable strut/damper applications. The project will develop a novel fluid by incorporating different base materials, which can produce higher compressibility while retaining a controllable damping effect. These fluids, when used in a damper (or a shock absorber) for the suspension system of land vehicles, will be able to simultaneously provide controllable damping and spring effects.The broader impact/commercial potential of successfully developing compressible fluids for the use in vehicle suspension systems, especially for medium/heavy vehicles to reduce weight, increase mobility, enhance controllability of the vehicle's motion to prevent roll over in rough terrains and during emergency maneuvers. This project will have wide applications from commercial and private sector to military, for medium/heavy commercial vehicles such as, buses, coaches, trailers, off-highway, and tracked vehicles.