BOSE suspension?

[nando]

I'm a bit skeptical, but read about it and watch the videos. the bump tests in particular are very interesting.

http://www.bose.com/learning/project_sound/suspension_challenge.jsp

[kylebes1]

looks to work similarly to the 50th ani' Vette.

Wonder how much weight it would add?

[Matto]

wtf?

Bose making suspension? are we going to start seeing sony and alpine suspension too?

[e30Matt]

wtf?

Bose making suspension? are we going to start seeing sony and alpine suspension too?

Uhhhhh... right.

That's cool in the video, how it "extends" the wheel to absorb the dip in the road.

[Z3Jonathan]

wtf?

Bose making suspension? are we going to start seeing sony and alpine suspension too?

Speakers and suspensions both have one thing in common: Require dynamic analysis to develop. Both are in essence, vibrations. In this case, both are electro-mechanical systems, with control and feedback. When doing simple system analysis, a speaker is usually modelled as a linear motor -- just like the one Bose uses in their suspension.

That said, I don't like Bose speakers... speaker building is as much an art as a science.

[Z3Jonathan]

looks to work similarly to the 50th ani' Vette.

Wonder how much weight it would add?

Not similar at all. The 50th Anniv Vette uses Delphi's magnetic shocks, which have ferrous particles suspended in the shock oil. Running a current thru the oil changes the viscosity of the solution.

Bose is physically replacing the typical hydraulic shock with a linear motor.

[nando]

I don't think the bose suspension is using springs, either.

and there is no need for sway bars, so each wheel is truly independent.

[Z3Jonathan]

I don't think the bose suspension is using springs, either.

and there is no need for sway bars, so each wheel is truly independent.

It uses torsion bars for springs... just like a lot of trucks do.

[Brew]

My girlfriend's dad worked for Bose this past year as a consultant and was telling me about this. I have no doubt that it will be exactly like all their other products: over-hyped SHIT. Bose sucks.

[kylebes1]

longevity?

[spencers]

Wow, that suspension setup is crazy awesome.

[hamann318is]

Bose making suspension? are we going to start seeing sony and alpine suspension too?

Bosch makes the engine management system on my ride, and our washer/dryer.

[e30Matt]

Bose making suspension? are we going to start seeing sony and alpine suspension too?

Bosch makes the engine management system on my ride, and our washer/dryer.

They made our old dishwasher, my spark plugs, and I'm sure a few other things around my house.

[kylebes1]

some one should try this thing out.

[e30evolution]

I don't think the bose suspension is using springs, either.

and there is no need for sway bars, so each wheel is truly independent.

It uses torsion bars for springs... just like a lot of trucks do.

to support the weight of the vehicle