Open AccessAnalysis if shock absorbers efficiency in the eyes of Polish and Slovakian legislation
Author(s) -
Piotr Gorzelańczyk,
Piotr Wachowiak,
Tomáš Kalina
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
autobusy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2450-7725
pISSN - 1509-5878
DOI - 10.24136/atest.2018.172
Subject(s) - shock (circulatory) , shock absorber , legislation , work (physics) , vibration , shock wave , road surface , mechanical engineering , automotive engineering , environmental science , engineering , aerospace engineering , civil engineering , law , acoustics , physics , political science , medicine
The construction of shock absorbers has changed over the years. With the technological development of cars, newer and newer models appeared. The technologies used in shock absorbers have been improved along with their development to meet the requirements of car manufacturers. The main purpose of using shock absorbers in the car is to ensure continuous contact of the wheels with the road surface and the comfort of driving by appropriate damping of vibrations captured from the body. Nowadays, many different types of shock absorbers are used, i.e. mechanical, hydraulic and hydraulic-pneumatic and many others which purpose and construction allows them to work in various atmospheric conditions all over the world. For this reason the shock absorbers of 30 cars traveling on Polish roads were examined at the vehicle inspection station. After the trails these results were contrasted with the legal provisions in force in Poland and Slovakia.