Tenneco's predictive active ride control may doom the anti-roll bar by 2021

Are the anti-roll bar's days numbered? The answer is probably “yes” - at least for premium-model cars and light trucks, as advanced active ride control systems that use the vehicle's sensor array become more widely adopted. Tenneco, through its Monroe subsidiary, is currently developing a fully active suspension system with significant advances over incumbent semi-active systems.

Current production suspension systems typically rely on electronic actuation of the damper valves to improve damping response. In the case of the Monroe CVSA2 system, the dampers are equipped with two electronically activated valves to control both the rebound and compression strokes of the dampers. The aim is to improve ride and handling particularly for luxury models, SUVs and sports cars.