DUBLIN, June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b6zxlt/the_automotive) has announced the addition of the "The Automotive Suspension Systems Report 2013" report to their offering.

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The market for light vehicle suspension systems has been changing rapidly over the past few years as technology has enabled levels of comfort and road holding to improve well beyond the boundaries of the compromise between comfort and safety that once effectively limited performance.

Today, as part of an integrated chassis, advanced suspension systems are a key area through which one vehicle can be differentiated from another and on which OEMs look to build the essential DNA of a vehicle.

Key Topics Covered:

Introduction

Key market drivers

Fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions
- The United States
- The European Union
- Japan
- China
- Other countries

Materials considerations

Increasing electrification
- Systems integration

Challenges and barriers

Chassis and suspension weight reduction

Suspension performance
- Design compromise

Moving from passive to active suspension

Kinematics and elastokinematics
- The Skyhook control strategy

Suspension element technology
- Control arms
- Front suspension
- Rear suspension
- Spring systems
- Pneumatic and hydropneumatic spring systems
- Electronic spring systems
- Composite springs

Dampers/shock absorbers
- Shock absorber design
- Acceleration Sensitive Damping
- Gas charged shock absorbers
- Position Sensitive Damping
- Dynamic Ride Control
- BWI's manual selectable ride
- BWI's Bi-State real time damping system
- Adaptive damping system
- Frequency Dependent Damping (FDD)
- ZF preloaded valve and vario damper technology
- ZF Sachs Continuous Damping Control
- BWI MagneRide: Magneto-rheological damping
- Stabilisers or anti-roll bars
- Knuckles/Uprights
- Ball joints
- Bushings

Supplier Profiles
- Benteler
- BWI Group
- KYB
- Magneti Marelli
- Mando
- Metaldyne
- NHK Spring
- Sanluis
- ThyssenKrupp
- Tower International
- TRW
- WABCO
- ZF

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b6zxlt/the_automotive

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Sector: Automotive Parts

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