FIELD: mechanical engineering.
SUBSTANCE: method of absorbing energy during an excess load event using an energy absorber to reduce the load on an object carried by a cargo vehicle includes periodically recording measured values (62), using a sensor (61), related to the current state of the cargo vehicle (100), while the control device (48) detects an overload event (65) on the basis of the registered measured values (62). The mass of the transported object (103) is also determined, and the threshold value (68) for the load on the transported object (103) is determined based on the mass, and when an excess load event (65) is detected, the damping of the energy absorber (2) is controlled so that the load per transported object (103) remains below the threshold value (68). An assembly for energy absorption is also claimed.
EFFECT: provides better damping control during overload events.
14 cl, 6 dwg
