Contact us:
Amir Khajepour
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Mechatronic Vehicle Systems
Office: Engineering 3 (E3) 4115
Phone: 519-888-4567, ext. 36159
Email: a.khajepour@uwaterloo.ca
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Our team has developed the first suspension capable of independently adjusting stiffness and ride-height in a vehicle. This new system can adjust the stiffness of a suspension according to the road condition. It can also enhance ride comfort on off-roads and improve vehicle handling on roads. The new suspension is very effective especially in mining and construction trucks, military vehicles and vehicles with large load variations.
Air suspension system with stiffness and ride height tuning
Dynamic testing of the new suspension for class 8 trucks
The Mechatronic Vehicle Systems Lab is also heavily involved in the design and control of adaptive and active suspension systems. We have developed new controllers to adaptively tune dampers based on the road conditions. We have also developed coordinated suspension control for localized ride comfort applications. In this method, all suspensions are used to improve the ride comfort of a desired coordinate of a vehicle.
Active seat suspension testing
Experimental results and comparisons
Contact us:
Amir Khajepour
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Mechatronic Vehicle Systems
Office: Engineering 3 (E3) 4115
Phone: 519-888-4567, ext. 36159
Email: a.khajepour@uwaterloo.ca
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within our Indigenous Initiatives Office.