Intelligent feedback linearization control of nonlinear electrohydraulic suspension systems using particle swarm optimization

The core factors governing the performance of active vehicle suspension systems (AVSS) are the inherent trade-offs involving suspension travel, ride comfort, road holding and power consumption. In addition to this, robustness to parameter variations is an essential issue that affects the effectiveness of highly nonlinear electrohydraulic AVSS. Therefore, this paper proposes a nonlinear control approach using dynamic neural network (DNN)-based input–output feedback linearization (FBL) for a quarter-car AVSS. The gains of the proposed controllers and the weights of the DNNs are selected using particle swarm optimization eywords: eedback linearization ynamic neural networks article swarm optimization ctive vehicle suspension systems ide comfort (PSO) algorithm while addressing simultaneously the AVSS trade-offs. Robustness and effectiveness of the proposed controller were demonstrated through simulations. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.