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Modelling and Simulation of Full Vehicle Model with Variable Damper Controlled Semi-Active Suspension System


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1 Dept. of Auto. Engg. Research Institute, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
2 Dept. of Mechatronics Engg., SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai, India
 

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The main objective of the variable damper controlled vehicle suspension system is to reduce the discomfort identified by passengers which arises from road roughness and to increase the ride handling related with the rolling, pitching and heave movements. This imposes a very fast and accurate variable damper to meet as much control objectives, as possible. The method of the proposed damper is to reduce the vibrations on each corner of vehicle by providing control forces to suspension system while travelling on uneven road. Numerical simulations on a full vehicle suspension model are performed in the Matlab Simulink toolboxes to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed approach. The obtained results show that the proposed system provides better results than the conventional suspension system.

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Full Vehicle Model, 7 Degree of Freedom, Semi-Active Suspension, Passive Suspension, Simulation.
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Authors

P. Sathishkumar
Dept. of Auto. Engg. Research Institute, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
S. Rajeshkumar
Dept. of Mechatronics Engg., SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai, India
T. S. Rajalakshmi
Dept. of Mechatronics Engg., SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai, India
J. Thiyagarajan
Dept. of Mechatronics Engg., SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai, India
J. Arivarasan
Dept. of Mechatronics Engg., SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai, India

Abstract


The main objective of the variable damper controlled vehicle suspension system is to reduce the discomfort identified by passengers which arises from road roughness and to increase the ride handling related with the rolling, pitching and heave movements. This imposes a very fast and accurate variable damper to meet as much control objectives, as possible. The method of the proposed damper is to reduce the vibrations on each corner of vehicle by providing control forces to suspension system while travelling on uneven road. Numerical simulations on a full vehicle suspension model are performed in the Matlab Simulink toolboxes to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed approach. The obtained results show that the proposed system provides better results than the conventional suspension system.

Keywords


Full Vehicle Model, 7 Degree of Freedom, Semi-Active Suspension, Passive Suspension, Simulation.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4273/ijvss.10.3.02