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

Category	Mechanical Engineering
Author	Emanuele Guglielmino, Tudor Sireteanu, Charles W.Stammers, Gheorghe Ghita, Marius Giuclea
Publisher	Springer
Published	2008
Language	English
ISBN10	1848002300
Tags	control ride semi-active suspension vehicle
Description	The fundamental goals of a car suspension are the isolation of the vehicle from the road and the improvement of road holding by means of a spring-type element and a damper. The inherent limitations of classical suspensions have motivated the investigation of controlled suspension systems, both semi-active and active. In a semi-active suspension the damper is generally replaced by a controlled dissipative element and no energy is introduced into the system. In contrast, an active suspension requires the use of a fully active actuator, and a significant energy input is generally required. Due to their higher reliability, lower cost and comparable performance semi-active suspensions have gained wide acceptance throughout the automotive engineering community. This book provides an overview of vehicle ride control employing smart semiactive damping systems. In this context the term smart refers to the ability to modify the control logic in response to measured vehicle ride and handling indicators.

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