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Retrofitting '13/'14 GT500 Bilstein Damp-Tronic's to any '07-'12 GT500
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<blockquote data-quote="Tob" data-source="post: 13170522" data-attributes="member: 83412"><p>Ever since I lost my shareware version of the DOJ's <em>CARNIVORE</em> software I've had to work much harder to uncover heretofore overlooked information. And since the NSA's metadata proves to be a rather boring and overly technical read, I've given in to <strong>human intelligence</strong>. There are some good people as interested as I in seeing this project reach fruition. Evil 'doers', step aside.:burn:</p><p></p><p>A select fortune cookie has unearthed (for me anyway) the origins of the system that is the topic of this thread. Upon information and belief, it looks as though the man behind the mask is non other than Klaus Schmidt. Among others, it would appear as though Klaus' rather creative patent for Thyssenkrupp/Bilstein is the reason why these unique Bilsteins are so good. The science...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.google.com/patents/US8322369" target="_blank">Patent US8322369 - Damping valve for a hydraulic shock absorber - Google Patents</a></p><p></p><p>Klaus, in his capacity as the head of development 'Aktive Systems' did a presentation at the 2012 Vehicle Dynamics Expo in Stuttgart Germany.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.ukintpress-conferences.com/conf/12vdx_conf/day2.php?n=conf" target="_blank">Vehicle Dynamics EXPO 2012</a></p><p></p><p>His is second up from the bottom, on a page <strong>ripe</strong> with tech. <a href="http://www.ukintpress-conferences.com/uploads/SPVDX12/Day2_11_Klaus_Schmidt.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ukintpress-conferences.com/uploads/SPVDX12/Day2_11_Klaus_Schmidt.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>I'm loving his simplistic goals with the DampTronics...</p><p></p><p> - Perceptible customer value by manual switching</p><p>between two damper settings </p><p></p><p>Whereby...</p><p></p><p> - Sports suspension activates at the push of a button</p><p> - Comfort suspension activates at the push of a button </p><p></p><p>Development targets were low cost, compact design, low energy consumption, and independently tunable settings. Indubitably, these Deutschlanders would fit right into our little world of hot rodding. Hey Klaus, we want to be able to push that button too!</p><p></p><p>The pdf certainly helps to visualize the technical speak from the patent application. Remember the wires that were severed at the bottom of my RH strut? Where did they go and what were they actuating?</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]474515[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>A solenoid, that when energized, chooses <em>Comfort Mode</em>.</p><p></p><p>Of interest is the smoothed chart that shows each mode and how they react to damper force as velocity changes.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]474516[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>As well as how hydraulic flow is directed depending on the mode the actuator has chosen (which in reality is the end user simply pushing a button).</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]474517[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>What I'd like to find more information on or a better explanation of is that of the variance between the two settings. The following diagram begs for a simple narrative (and so do I!).</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]474518[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>With respect to my questions about connector availability (especially at the rear shock) the pdf makes the following declaration...</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]474519[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Hopefully, that 'solution' can be passed onto potential customers via a method other than buying the whole 70K enchilada. And if Bilstein is to remain true to their word...</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]474520[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>...then this design should be able to be adapted <em>to meet our demands</em>. Sadly, the last time I was in Germany the 'Wall' was still up, so the opportunity to discuss my intent with Klaus over some bratwurst mit ein beer probably won't be happening. The digging ensues...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tob, post: 13170522, member: 83412"] Ever since I lost my shareware version of the DOJ's [I]CARNIVORE[/I] software I've had to work much harder to uncover heretofore overlooked information. And since the NSA's metadata proves to be a rather boring and overly technical read, I've given in to [B]human intelligence[/B]. There are some good people as interested as I in seeing this project reach fruition. Evil 'doers', step aside.:burn: A select fortune cookie has unearthed (for me anyway) the origins of the system that is the topic of this thread. Upon information and belief, it looks as though the man behind the mask is non other than Klaus Schmidt. Among others, it would appear as though Klaus' rather creative patent for Thyssenkrupp/Bilstein is the reason why these unique Bilsteins are so good. The science... [url=http://www.google.com/patents/US8322369]Patent US8322369 - Damping valve for a hydraulic shock absorber - Google Patents[/url] Klaus, in his capacity as the head of development 'Aktive Systems' did a presentation at the 2012 Vehicle Dynamics Expo in Stuttgart Germany. [url=http://www.ukintpress-conferences.com/conf/12vdx_conf/day2.php?n=conf]Vehicle Dynamics EXPO 2012[/url] His is second up from the bottom, on a page [B]ripe[/B] with tech. [url]http://www.ukintpress-conferences.com/uploads/SPVDX12/Day2_11_Klaus_Schmidt.pdf[/url] I'm loving his simplistic goals with the DampTronics... - Perceptible customer value by manual switching between two damper settings Whereby... - Sports suspension activates at the push of a button - Comfort suspension activates at the push of a button Development targets were low cost, compact design, low energy consumption, and independently tunable settings. Indubitably, these Deutschlanders would fit right into our little world of hot rodding. Hey Klaus, we want to be able to push that button too! The pdf certainly helps to visualize the technical speak from the patent application. Remember the wires that were severed at the bottom of my RH strut? Where did they go and what were they actuating? [ATTACH=full]474515[/ATTACH] A solenoid, that when energized, chooses [I]Comfort Mode[/I]. Of interest is the smoothed chart that shows each mode and how they react to damper force as velocity changes. [ATTACH=full]474516[/ATTACH] As well as how hydraulic flow is directed depending on the mode the actuator has chosen (which in reality is the end user simply pushing a button). [ATTACH=full]474517[/ATTACH] What I'd like to find more information on or a better explanation of is that of the variance between the two settings. The following diagram begs for a simple narrative (and so do I!). [ATTACH=full]474518[/ATTACH] With respect to my questions about connector availability (especially at the rear shock) the pdf makes the following declaration... [ATTACH=full]474519[/ATTACH] Hopefully, that 'solution' can be passed onto potential customers via a method other than buying the whole 70K enchilada. And if Bilstein is to remain true to their word... [ATTACH=full]474520[/ATTACH] ...then this design should be able to be adapted [I]to meet our demands[/I]. Sadly, the last time I was in Germany the 'Wall' was still up, so the opportunity to discuss my intent with Klaus over some bratwurst mit ein beer probably won't be happening. The digging ensues... [/QUOTE]
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