Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP150100040

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP150100040

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Innovative Magnetorheological Suspension Systems for Forklift Trucks. This project aims to improve forklift design to reduce the vibration experienced by forklift drivers. Research consistently links forklift driving with a high incidence of back pain and musculoskeletal injuries through exposure to hand, arm and whole-body vibrations that are caused by the rigid passive suspension in traditional forklifts, which cannot properly absorb vibration stemming from deviations in driving surfaces, changes in mass, or common loading, lifting and unloading actions. The project aims to draw on the research team’s expertise in magnetorheological technology to develop and evaluate a new tuneable integrated semi-active wheel and chassis and seat suspension system that can vary damping and stiffness to control mass uncertainty and vibration.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 02-09-2015

End Date: 31-12-2019

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $270,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Dynamics, Vibration and Vibration Control | Automotive Mechatronics | Mechanical Engineering | Numerical Modelling and Mechanical Characterisation

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Management of Noise and Vibration from Transport Activities | Industrial Machinery and Equipment | Transport Equipment not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Automotive Mechatronics | Dynamics, Vibration and Vibration Control | Industrial Machinery and Equipment | Management of Noise and Vibration from Transport Activities | Mechanical Engineering | Numerical Modelling and Mechanical Characterisation | Transport Equipment not elsewhere classified

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