State-of-the-art recent developments of large magnetorheological (MR) dampers: a review

Abstract

Large MR (MR) dampers are popular due to their higher damping force capabilities which makes them suitable in the field of civil engineering, structural engineering, suspension bridge structure, mining engineering, and agricultural engineering applications. This paper presents a comprehensive review of large MR dampers. The classifications and applications of large MR dampers, the principle of operation, different fluid models, their structural design and control systems are classified and reviewed in this paper. The large MR dampers have higher damping force controllability than conventional MR dampers. The review indicates that the large MR dampers have enough vibration mitigation ability and higher damping performances.