This paper introduces a novel passive suspension system for ground vehicles. This system is based on a flexible Electromagnetic Shock Absorber (EMSA). In the proposed system, efforts are made to a) select a high damping coefficient usable in a car b) determine Physical dimensions and geometry not much different from those of the mechanical shock absorbers and c) seletct EMSA weight and volume l...

The main problem of vehicle vibration comes from road roughness. An active suspension systempossesses the ability to reduce acceleration of sprung mass continuously as well as to minimizesuspension deflection, which results in improvement of tire grip with the road surface. Thus, braketraction control and vehicle maneuverability can be improved consider ably .This study developeda new active su...

Abstract Background This paper proposes a method for designing passive suspension system that determines the optimal settings while offering feasible performance near an active system. A mathematical model of nonlinear quarter car is developed and simulated control optimization in MATLAB/Simulink ® environment. The input road condition Class C Road, vehicle moves at 80 kmph. Fuzzy logic (FLC) a...

In this paper the importance of self tuning adaptive PID control scheme for automotive suspension system is explained. The objective of this study is to obtain a mathematical model for the passive and semi-active suspension system for quarter car model. Current automobile suspension system employs springs and damper with fixed coefficient. Vehicle suspension systems are typically rated by their...

The automobile suspension’s design incorporates three conflict criteria’s which are road handling, load carrying and passenger comfort. All these suspensions systems are generally require maintaining vehicle stability by reducing the effect of dynamic loads. The response of system is simulated by using the software “Symbol’s Shakti”. The bond graph model of the system with active and passive su...

The paper presents the virtual model of the active suspension system used for improving the dynamic behavior of a motor vehicle. The study is focused on the design of the control system, the purpose being to minimize the effect of the road disturbances (which are considered as perturbations for the control system). The analysis is performed for a quarter-car model, which corresponds to the susp...

This paper illustrates the mathematical modeling of passive suspension system and the control strategies for semi active suspension system. The Simulink software developed by Matlab is used to evaluate the control characteristics [1], for the same a 2 DOF quarter car model is used. The comparison and evaluation of control result are made using software-in-the-loop simulation (SILS) method. From...