Definition, criteria and approaches in designing suspension system with active controls

Abstract

Comfort and good handling are always a problem in conventional passive suspension systems. The ideal suspension criterion is to have a short time response, have a small amplitude and eliminate the frequency of causes of motion sickness. The system is only obtained with an active suspension system. The active suspension has an actuator that is able to produce a force to reduce the dynamic force of the vehicle. This actuator will be controlled by a PID active control. The test results showed that the active control was able to reduce the amplitude by 18 mm, passes the Sickness motion frequency and can return to the set point in 0.8 seconds.