Continental Develops Electronically Controlled Air Suspension for Heavy-Duty Trucks
Continental Develops Electronically Controlled Air Suspension for Heavy-Duty Trucks
2 PagesThe air suspension in a large truck performs two important duties: It lifts and drops the chassis to couple the trailer, and it helps sta- bilize vehicles that have a high center of gravity. When a leading truck manufacturer asked Continental to develop an electroni- cally controlled air suspension (ECAS) for its next generation of heavy-duty trucks, it presented the Continental engineers with a set of 1360 stringent system requirements. I
