Suspension settings for optimal ride comfort of off-road vehicles travelling on roads with different roughness and speeds

This research was made possible by the support of: • The Multi-disciplinary Design Optimisation Group (MDOG) of the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering of the University of Pretoria. • The European Research Office of the US Army under Contract No. N68171-01-M-5852. • The National Research Foundation of South Africa under contract TTK2004081000043.

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