An active suspension system has been proposed to improve the ride comfort. A quarter-car 2 degree-of-freedom (DOF) system is designed and constructed on the basis of the concept of a four-wheel independent suspension to simulate the actions of an active vehicle suspension system. The purpose of a suspension system is to support the vehicle body and increase ride comfort. The aim of the work des...

A skyhook surface sliding mode control method was proposed and applied to the control on the semi-active vehicle suspension system for its ride comfort enhancement. A two degree of freedom dynamic model of a vehicle semi-active suspension system was given, which focused on the passenger’s ride comfort performance. A simulation with the given initial conditions has been devised in MATLAB/SIMULIN...

In generally, a suspension system needs to be soft to insulate against road disturbances and hard to insulate against load disturbances. It cannot achieve with a traditional passive suspension that only considered to the stiffness and damper. In this study, the paper clarifies some issues related to suspension system with inerter to reduce sprung mass displacement and tire deflection in quarter...

Based on the characteristic of a type of commercial vehicle, a multi-body model of its full suspension system with twenty Degree of Freedom (DOF) was established in MSC.ADAMS. After evaluating relative condition parameters such as stiffness and damping index on the simulation model, the effects of outside exciting on the suspension system have been worked out numerically. The harmonic response ...

This paper provides an overview of the latest advances in road vehicle suspension design, dynamics, and control, together with the authors' perspectives, in the context of vehicle ride, handling and stability. The general aspects of road vehicle suspension dynamics and design are discussed, followed by descriptions of road roughness excitations with a particular emphasis on road potholes. Passi...

Control of vehicle suspension systems has been the focus of extensive work in the past two decades. Many control strategies have been developed to improve the overall vehicle performance, including both ride quality and stability conditions. In this paper, we use the H∞ and mixed H2/H∞ techniques with a semi active suspension system to increase the passenger’s ride comfort performance A two deg...

In this paper, the 1/4 vehicle model have been simulated. The vehicle body acceleration using optimal control has been optimized. The vehicle ride comfort is achieved by using robust control, and it has been compared with optimal control. The active suspension can help the vehicle to have a good dynamic behavioral. In this paper, two degrees of freedom dynamic vibration model of a general ve...

A question of major importance in the auto industry concerns the modeling and improved design of vehicle tires. Tire performance affects the handling performance of the automobile. Many of the variables on which tire performance depends can be calculated from the load and deflection of the spindle in the suspension system for each wheel. The question of tire performance thus becomes a question ...

A vehicle active suspension system, in comparison with its counterparts, plays a crucial role in adequately guarantee the stability of the vehicle and improve the suspension performances. With a full understanding of the state of the art in vehicle control systems, this thesis identifies key issues in robust control design for active suspension systems with uncertainty, contributes to enhance t...

In this work, using a quarter-car model was adopted, the equations of motion were derived for passive and then sky-hook semi-active suspension systems. The differential equations, solved Dormand-Prince pair numerical formula, used to simulate values displacements as affected by damping coefficients constant. simulated results showed that maximum amplitude sprung mass, which is linked ride disco...