Optimal Design of Active Suspension by Simulating with Random Road Surface

Abstract

This research presents an optimal design of active suspension, simulated on random road surface. In this work damper and spring are considered as sky-hook control gain and mechanical parameters of active suspension. Besides, the 8-DOF vehicle model is used for calculating the simulation. The function of energy consumption and vehicle vibration is defined as the criteria. Hence a research on the design parameters of the above mentioned criteria gives an optimal result on the vehicle vibration and energy consumption.