I believe they work by electronically altering the valving on the fly about 1000 times per second.....wondered if anyone knew about them at all.

Don't know much about them, but I remember seeing a programme about autonomous robotic vehicles and a HUMV in that used active dampers that were filled with a fluid that changed viscosity in a magnetic field and were controlled with electromagnets.

The Lada system would be the easiest to copy, there is a switch built into the drivers seat, if your ass actually loses contact, the dampers soften up a bit.

Steve,

The ones you refer to are the magneto rheological fluid dampers....the ones I'm thinking of use regular oil but alter the valve aperture instead.

Mark,

I'm not actually thinking of copying it...but that's a good guess.....no, actually I have an interview at the company that makes them...

Wish me luck..

You could read this.

http://www.search-autoparts.com/searchautoparts/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=68222

It is american, but the science is international.

Good work to do some pre-interview research, and good luck.

Matt

Good link, cheers Matt

There are these fellows. If this is any use?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSi6J-QK1lw

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Funny you should say that Fred as they seem to use both words...shocks and dampers on the website. You are right of course that damper is correct.