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The paper provides a summary of the principles and concepts of active suspensions, and identifies the particular opportunities for active primary suspensions. It then discusses the major problems and research challenges that exist at present, and finally brings out the key aspects of the technology that will affect the vehicle-track interaction issue.
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Goodall, R. (2003). Active Suspension Technology and its Effect upon Vehicle-Track Interaction. In: Popp, K., Schiehlen, W. (eds) System Dynamics and Long-Term Behaviour of Railway Vehicles, Track and Subgrade. Lecture Notes in Applied Mechanics, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-45476-2_3
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