Design of a fuzzy preview active suspension system for automobiles

Author

Wong, Pak-Kin ; Xie, Zhengchao ; Wong, Hang-Cheong ; Huang, Xinzheng

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electromech. Eng., Univ. of Macau, Macao, China

fYear

2011

fDate

8-10 June 2011

Firstpage

525

Lastpage

529

Abstract

The paper proposes a new active vehicle suspension with wheelbase preview information for a half-car model. A sensor placed on the front suspension collects and feeds forward the preview information as an input to the rear suspension system. Then a fuzzy controller is used to process the obtained preview information and the feedback signal of vehicle state. The objective of application of the fuzzy controller is to improve the suspension robustness against sensor noise. Numerical simulations show that the fuzzy controller provides higher robust performance than a conventional PID controller in the presence of sensor noise. Moreover, the preview information significantly decreases the rear wheel unsprung mass acceleration so that the riding comfort can be improved.

Keywords

active noise control; automobiles; automotive components; control system synthesis; fuzzy control; numerical analysis; state feedback; suspensions (mechanical components); vehicle dynamics; wheels; active suspension system design; active vehicle suspension; automobiles; fuzzy controller; half-car model; numerical simulations; rear suspension system; rear wheel unsprung mass acceleration; riding comfort; sensor noise; state feedback signal; wheelbase preview information; Mathematical model; Niobium; Noise; Suspensions; Vehicles; Wheels; Zirconium; Fuzzy control; Sensor noise; Vehicle Suspension; Wheelbase preview control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Science and Engineering (ICSSE), 2011 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Macao

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-351-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-61284-472-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSSE.2011.5961959

Filename

5961959