MEASURMENT METHOD OF THE CHARACTERISTICS PARAMETERS OF THE AUTOMOBILE DAMPER

Abstract

The increase of the occupants comfort is a major objective for designers and manufacturers of the vehicles. For all types of vehicles being in exploitation is required to have service parts on the market. Manufacturers of service parts are constrained to sell service parts certificated. The certification of replacement parts is done by the competent authority in the field of road vehicles, road safety, environment protection and quality assurance. In Romania, the competent authority is R.A.R. – Romanian Automobile Register (Registrul Auto Roman), which is the technical specialized body designated by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. The certification enforces, inter alia, also the inspection of constructive and functional parameters of vehicles. In this paper we present the methodology for verifying constructive and functional parameters of the dampers used in car suspension