Due to rising customer demands for driving comfort, the integration of controlled active and semi-active elements in modern vehicle suspension systems has increased considerably. A significant number of upper class vehicle suspensions is either equipped with continuously variable dampers or low bandwidth actuators. However, the combination of these suspension elements is not applied so far. In ...

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...

This paper describes a simulation design procedure aimed to achieve improved performance of the vehicle semi-active suspension. The issues related to the design of vehicle models with skyhook control are discussed. Three basic models with linear parameters are explained: quarter-, halfand full-car. The road profile is generated from a spatial power spectral density (PSD) to represent a typical ...

We present an application of a new controller order reduction technique with stability and performance preservation based on linear matrix inequality optimization to an active suspension system. In this technique, the rank of the residue matrix of a proper rational approximation of a high-order Hoo controller subject to the H,,norm of a frequency-weighted error between the approximated controll...

1. Graduate student; 2Professor, Dept. of Mech. Eng., The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125. 3. Principal Research Engineer, Ford Research Laboratory, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI 48121. Abstract This paper addresses the coupling between the plant and control optimization problems for a suspension comprising both passive and active components. Suspension dynamics are modeled ...

This study developed a hybrid self-organizing fuzzy and radial basis-function neural-network controller (HSFRBNC) for active suspension systems. The HSFRBNC uses a radial basis function neural-network to adjust the learning rate and the weighting distribution of a self-organizing fuzzy controller (SOFC) in real time, as an alternative to obtain these parameters through trial and error. Therefor...

To improve the vehicle performance such as ride comfort and road handling, the active suspension system should be used. However, the current active suspension system has a high energy consumption therefore reducing the fuel economy. In this paper the vibration excited by road unevenness is treated as a source of mechanical energy. It is being converted into electrical energy to compensate for t...

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...

The presence of fast and slow modes in vehicle suspension systems, based on a half car model, is utilized in the design of active suspension control using singular perturbation theory. This strategy is based on the slow-fast control design. The suspension system performance is optimised with respect to ride comfort, road holding and suspension rattle space as expressed by the mean-square-values...