An e-shaped suspension system designed at Cambridge University promises to provide drivers of heavy trucks, buses, coaches and commercial vehicles with a comfortable ride -no matter what size load they are carrying. The E-Spring is scalable, so can be used in vehicles ranging from SUVs and light pick-ups to heavy trucks and HGVs. This means that it could potentially be used in miniature mechanical systems such as actuators, gears and valves. Currently, commercial vehicles and HGVs must have their suspensions fine-tuned for the load they are carrying to provide drivers with the best possible vehicle handling and control.
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