Abstract To increase the vibration attenuation of the damped platforms, an adaptive hybrid vibration control algorithm based on Youla (Q) parameterization is proposed, where the vehicle suspension platform is considered as an application example. First, an inner controller is designed to keep the hybrid control system stable. Then, the controller is extended to the Youla parameterized controller set. Finally, the Q-parameters are adjusted online by using a recursive least squares (RLS) adaptive algorithm to eliminate vibration disturbances. Simulation results demonstrate that the hybrid algorithm is capable of effectively suppressing the vibration signals.