A semi-active anti-yaw damper (100), a damping system and a vehicle are provided. When a piston (2) of the semi-active anti-yaw damper (100) reciprocates in the hydraulic cylinder (1), an interior of the hydraulic cylinder (1) is divided into two cylinder blocks (PA, PB). The semi-active anti-yaw damper (100) includes at least two parallel branches (B1, B2), the two ends of each of the parallel branches (B1, B2) are connected to the two cylinder blocks (PA, PB), respectively, and each of the parallel branches (B1, B2) is provided with an adjustable solenoid valve (PV), and the adjustable solenoid valve (PV) is configured to adjust a damping coefficient of the semi-active anti-yaw damper (100) when the semi-active anti-yaw damper (100) is in a semi-active mode.

The vehicle including an active suspension system (22) parameterized by a set of adjustment parameters. The railway track is cut into segments. For each segment (T), the method includes campaigns for optimization of the set of parameters, such that: during the first campaign, to each passage of the suspension system (22) on the segment (T), a first set of parameters, specific to this passage, is predefined and applied to the suspension system (22), and a comfort quality index is calculated, and then a metaheuristic algorithm is applied for determining second sets of parameters, and during each following optimization campaign, at each passage of the suspension system over the segment, one of the determined sets of parameters by the previous optimization campaign is applied to the suspension system, and the comfort quality index is calculated, and then the metaheuristic algorithm is applied in order to determine new sets of parameters.

A leveling valve includes: a piston configured to axially move along with the rotation of a lever; a stem joined to one axial end portion of the piston; a supply/exhaust valve configured to allow for communication between an air spring and a compressor as the stem moves in one direction from a neutral position, and the supply/exhaust valve allowing for communication between the air spring and an exhaust passage as the stem moves in another direction from the neutral position; a guide rod axially joined to another axial end portion of the piston; and a guide hole provided in a first cap member, and the guide hole being configured to support the guide rod in such a manner that the guide rod is slidable.

Gas spring end members can include an end member body formed substantially entirely from a polymeric material. The end member body can have a longitudinal axis and can include a body wall with an end wall portion oriented transverse to the longitudinal axis. The end wall portion can at least partially define a mounting plane of the gas spring end member that is dimensioned to abuttingly engage an associated structural component. The body wall can also include an outer peripheral wall portion disposed radially outward of the end wall portion and that at least partially defines an outer peripheral edge of the gas spring end member. The outer peripheral wall portion can be axially offset from the end wall portion in a direction away from the mounting plane. Gas spring assemblies, suspension systems and methods are also included.

A main tank storing pressurized air supplied to a pair of air springs; an air supply passage through which the pressurized air flows between the main tank and each of the pair of air springs; a plurality of compressors configured to supply the pressurized air to the main tank; an air discharge passage which is connected to the pair of air springs and through which discharged pressurized air discharged from the air springs flows; and an exhaust tank connected to the air discharge passage and storing the discharged pressurized air discharged from the air springs, the plurality of compressors including at least one first compressor configured to pressurize air introduced from an atmosphere and at least one second compressor configured to operate auxiliarily for an operation of the first compressor and pressurize the discharged pressurized air introduced from the exhaust tank.

A vehicular suspension device has: a pair of primary support parts for respectively and elastically supporting elastic tires on a sub frame, the tires being located on both vehicle-widthwise sides; and a secondary support part for integrally and elastically supporting the pair of primary support parts and a car body via the sub frame, the secondary support part being located between the sub frame and the car body.

There is provided a railway vehicle vibration control apparatus that can reduce the amount of power consumed. A railway vehicle vibration control apparatus (1) of the present invention includes a first semi-active damper (D1) that functions as a semi-active damper under normal control and enters an unloaded state upon non-energization, and a second semi-active damper (D2) that functions as a semi-active damper under normal control and as a passive damper in a non-energized state or an actuator (A) that functions as an actuator under normal control and as a passive damper in the non-energized state.

A vehicular suspension device has: a pair of primary support parts for respectively and elastically supporting elastic tires on a sub frame, the tires being located on both vehicle-widthwise sides; and a secondary support part for integrally and elastically supporting the pair of primary support parts and a car body via the sub frame, the secondary support part being located between the sub frame and the car body.

The present disclosure relates to an electric control leveling valve for a vehicle, comprising: a vehicle height variation detection device, which is used for detecting a height variation of a vehicle body of the vehicle and generating a height variation electrical signal characterizing the height variation of the vehicle body; a control device, which generates a corresponding valve control command based on the height variation electrical signal; and a valve device, which is in gaseous coupling to a secondary suspension system of the vehicle and adjusts air mass of the secondary suspension system based on the valve control command. The present disclosure further relates to a corresponding vehicle, comprising such an electric control leveling valve. In some embodiments, the control can be made more flexible and active to facilitate diagnosis of faults of the electric control leveling valve, so that the valve can be replaced in time.