Objective The project addresses the distributing vibrations to man, machinery and structures for reasons of safety, comfort, reliability and for gaining a competitive edge, as it aims at developing a generic technology for the manufacture of purpose-oriented high-performance magnetorheological materials, and to demonstrate their validity through the design and construction of semi-active, real-time controllable dampers. When successful, these innovative systems could be widely used. These dampers require little energy to operate and are by definition fail-proof since in case of failure a passive component is always present. The work will encompass defining the semi-active requirements, proceed over numerical modeling and prototype development to a phase of up-scaling and performance validation.- Semi-active magnetorheological (MR) damper for high speed trains;- Semi-active MR force limiter for civic structures and seismic protection;- Semi-active MR dampers for motorcycles and scooters;-Techniques and algorithms for MR semi-active control;- Semi-active MR valve for aircraft;- Thixotropic magnetorheological fluids, with improved sedimentation stability, based on silicone or mineral;- Mineral oil based magnetorheological emulsions with wide range of viscosity, for low viscosity applications;- Method for producing compound particles with enhanced ferromagnetic properties to be used in MR-fluids;- Method for producing polymer coated ferromagnetic particles for magnetorheological fluid;- Method for measuring sedimentation rate of magnetorheological fluids;- Method for measuring viscosity of magnetorheological fluids in magnetic field;- Magnetorheological solids based on millable rubbers;- Magnetorheological solids based on two component systems;- Magnetorheological solids based on thermoplastic elastomers;- Full scale production methods for thermoplastic MR elastomers;- Numerical models for MR hydraulic devices. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeologysedimentologyengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraftnatural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciences Programme(s) FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.3.-5. - RTD Activities of a Generic Nature : materials and their technologies for production and transformation and new and improved materials and production technologies in the steel field Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY EU contribution No data Address Teknikringen 56-58 100 44 Stockholm Sweden See on map Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all COMPANIA ESPANOLA DE SISTEMAS AERONAUTICOS SA Spain EU contribution No data Address Paseo de John Lennon s/n 28906 GETAFE See on map Total cost No data ENEL.HYDRO SPA Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Pastrengo 9 24068 SERIATE See on map Total cost No data FUNDACION GAIKER Spain EU contribution No data Address Parque Tecnologico de Zamudio, Edificio 202 ZAMUDIO See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MAURER SOEHNE GMBH & CO. KG Germany EU contribution No data Address Frankfurter Ring 193 80750 MÜNCHEN See on map Total cost No data OY PREMIX LTD Finland EU contribution No data Address Tekniikantie 05201 Rajamäki See on map Total cost No data PAIOLI SPA Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Modena 14 40019 SAINT AGATA BOLOGNESE See on map Total cost No data PRECIMA DEVELOPMENT AB Sweden EU contribution No data Address Fabriksgatan 2 642 22 Flen See on map Total cost No data TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND Finland EU contribution No data Address Metallimiehenkuja 4 02044 ESPOO See on map Total cost No data