FIELD: transport engineering; vehicle safety systems. SUBSTANCE: proposed absorbing device has cylinder filled with highly dispersed liquid, rod with piston and nonwettable capillary-porous body placed inside cylinder. Body is made in form of cassette of coaxial cylindrical cups arranged on one base and secured on cylinder bottom. Colloid ferromagnetic suspension is used as highly dispersed working liquid. Shock absorbing device is furnished with control system. EFFECT: increased energy absorbing capacity of device. 1 dwg
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2001-08-20—Published
1999-09-30—Filed