Semi-active Suspension Control: Improved Vehicle Ride and Road Friendliness

Guglielmino, Emanuele; Sireteanu, Tudor; Stammers, Charles W.; Ghita, Gheorghe; Giuclea, Marius

Semi-active Suspension Control provides an overview of vehicle ride control employing smart semi-active damping systems. These systems are able to tune the amount of damping in response to measured vehicle-ride and handling indicators.

Two physically different dampers (magnetorheological and controlled-friction) are analysed from the perspectives of mechatronics and control. Ride comfort, road holding, road damage and human-body modelling are studied.

Mathematical modelling is balanced by a large and detailed section on experimental implementation, where a variety of automotive applications are described offering a well-rounded view. The implementation of control algorithms with regard to real-life engineering constraints is emphasised.

The applications described include semi-active suspensions for a saloon car, seat suspensions for vehicles not equipped with a primary suspension, and control of heavy-vehicle dynamic-tyre loads to reduce road damage and improve handling.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2008-07-17

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781848002302

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84800-231-9

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 294