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http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/...on_System.html

It's in French but you can clearly see how effective Bose's new active suspension is. Instead of using buffers and springs, this prototype is simply using magnets. That means that as soon as the car "feels" a bump, the wheel lifts itself to avoid it and when the car turns or brakes, the suspension remains completely stiff, giving remarkable handling. Personally I think this suspension is better than Citroen's nitrogen suspension.

[Rnlvifov]

I read about this a while ago, but isn't magnetic-fluid suspension system already used?

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I read about this a while ago, but isn't magnetic-fluid suspension system already used?

Magnetic fluid? I thought that this suspension is basically made out of magnets? I don't see any fluids involved.

Any other info on this new suspension system? I'm really curious on how it works.

[Farson]

Magnetic fluid? I thought that this suspension is basically made out of magnets? I don't see any fluids involved.

Any other info on this new suspension system? I'm really curious on how it works.

i heard something about hydraulic..cylinder..sounds like the citroen-suspension.
A Citroen CX can do that too

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i heard something about hydraulic..cylinder..sounds like the citroen-suspension.
A Citroen CX can do that too

I thought Citroens used their Active Pneumatic blabla suspension which is basically powered by green spheres filled with Nitrogen. My father has a Citroen XM so I'm not sure whether the latest Citroens are still using this suspension or not.

[Rnlvifov]

Magnetic fluid? I thought that this suspension is basically made out of magnets? I don't see any fluids involved.

Any other info on this new suspension system? I'm really curious on how it works.

Well apparently it's not the same:

Another area of research and development at Bose Corporation is two-state, non-linear power processing and conditioning. Several early patents were awarded to Amar Bose and other Bose engineers and this technology is one of the key elements in an innovative project that the company disclosed in 2004 after more than 20 years of research[1], an automobile suspension system that uses electromagnetic principles instead of the hydraulics that are common today. This system uses electromagnetic linear motors to raise or lower the wheels of an automobile in response to un-even bumps or poptholes on the road[2]. The wheels are raised when approaching a bump, or extended into a pothole, within milliseconds, thus keeping the vehicle steady. This technology is another application of Bose's active noise reduction technology for speakers and earphones. The unevenness of the road is sensed, processed much like a soundwave. A cancelling wave is generated, which is applied to the wheels through the linear motors. Amar Bose expects the system to be available commercially on high-end luxury cars by 2009.[3] In a French interview (3 minuets and 20 seconds into it) Bose even shows off the car jumping over an obstacle.[4] Anyways, I don't think it'll get off. I bet car manufacturers like Lexus, Merc and BMW will develop some other system which'll be better etc...

[mitiaycatq]

if the battery fails, will the wheels fly off?

[Farson]

I thought Citroens used their Active Pneumatic blabla suspension which is basically powered by green spheres filled with Nitrogen. My father has a Citroen XM so I'm not sure whether the latest Citroens are still using this suspension or not.

Yes it does. Though it kinda gives the same result as this suspension.