A mixed control system for active suspension for off-road vehicles

Since the passive suspension system is not enough for creating good compromise between road handling and ride comfort for off-road vehicles, this paper presents a study on the application of an active suspension system. In this work, a neuro-fuzzy controller (NFC) is developed for two and three-a...

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Main Authors: Sabaneh, Omar A. O., Faris, Waleed Fekry, Okasha, Mohamed Elsayed Aly Abd Elaziz, Hasbullah, Faried
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Published: Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. 2016
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author Sabaneh, Omar A. O.
Faris, Waleed Fekry
Okasha, Mohamed Elsayed Aly Abd Elaziz
Hasbullah, Faried
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Faris, Waleed Fekry
Okasha, Mohamed Elsayed Aly Abd Elaziz
Hasbullah, Faried
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description Since the passive suspension system is not enough for creating good compromise between road handling and ride comfort for off-road vehicles, this paper presents a study on the application of an active suspension system. In this work, a neuro-fuzzy controller (NFC) is developed for two and three-axle half-car off-road vehicle models. A fuzzy logic controller (FLC) is employed as a benchmark for the NFC. The system designed for this study takes in two types of road disturbances as inputs, namely pothole and random road inputs. The sprung mass vertical and pitch accelerations are the criteria employed for the evaluation of the ride comfort, while the tyre deflection is used for the road handling. The results demonstrate that the NFC has a superior performance over the FLC in creating excellent ride comfort and good road handling without compromising the rattle-space requirement. On the other hand, the NFC requires higher actuation forces than the FLC as it gives a better performance that requires more control effort.
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spelling iium-542252017-01-17T02:33:33Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/54225/ A mixed control system for active suspension for off-road vehicles Sabaneh, Omar A. O. Faris, Waleed Fekry Okasha, Mohamed Elsayed Aly Abd Elaziz Hasbullah, Faried TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Since the passive suspension system is not enough for creating good compromise between road handling and ride comfort for off-road vehicles, this paper presents a study on the application of an active suspension system. In this work, a neuro-fuzzy controller (NFC) is developed for two and three-axle half-car off-road vehicle models. A fuzzy logic controller (FLC) is employed as a benchmark for the NFC. The system designed for this study takes in two types of road disturbances as inputs, namely pothole and random road inputs. The sprung mass vertical and pitch accelerations are the criteria employed for the evaluation of the ride comfort, while the tyre deflection is used for the road handling. The results demonstrate that the NFC has a superior performance over the FLC in creating excellent ride comfort and good road handling without compromising the rattle-space requirement. On the other hand, the NFC requires higher actuation forces than the FLC as it gives a better performance that requires more control effort. Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54225/1/sabaneh2016.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54225/7/54225-A%20mixed%20control%20system%20for%20active%20suspension%20for%20off-road%20vehicles%20_SCOPUS.pdf Sabaneh, Omar A. O. and Faris, Waleed Fekry and Okasha, Mohamed Elsayed Aly Abd Elaziz and Hasbullah, Faried (2016) A mixed control system for active suspension for off-road vehicles. International Journal of Vehicle Noise and Vibration, 12 (2). pp. 101-137. ISSN 1479-148X E-ISSN 1479-1471 http://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=79051 10.1504/IJVNV.2016.079051
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Sabaneh, Omar A. O.
Faris, Waleed Fekry
Okasha, Mohamed Elsayed Aly Abd Elaziz
Hasbullah, Faried
A mixed control system for active suspension for off-road vehicles
title A mixed control system for active suspension for off-road vehicles
title_full A mixed control system for active suspension for off-road vehicles
title_fullStr A mixed control system for active suspension for off-road vehicles
title_full_unstemmed A mixed control system for active suspension for off-road vehicles
title_short A mixed control system for active suspension for off-road vehicles
title_sort mixed control system for active suspension for off-road vehicles
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/54225/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/54225/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/54225/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/54225/1/sabaneh2016.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/54225/7/54225-A%20mixed%20control%20system%20for%20active%20suspension%20for%20off-road%20vehicles%20_SCOPUS.pdf