scholarly journals Simulation Analysis on Ride Comfort of Hybrid Heavy Truck Based on ADAMS

2021 ◽  
Vol 1865 (4) ◽  
pp. 042128
Author(s):  
Guangyu Wang ◽  
Chengwei Xie
2012 ◽  
Vol 224 ◽  
pp. 243-247
Author(s):  
Cai Bin Li ◽  
Fu Yun Liu ◽  
Ju Cai Deng

Applying ADAMS to vibration control field of heavy truck. The vibration simulation model of a truck is established. With the simulation model, different acceleration responses under different suspension stiffness and damping force are simulated. The simulation result is close to the actual result. It shows that the simulation method is benefit to reduce the number of vibration experiment and to forecast the vibration response of heavy truck.


Author(s):  
Mohamed AA Abdelkareem ◽  
Mina MS Kaldas ◽  
Mohamed Kamal Ahmed Ali ◽  
Lin Xu

As the articulated trucks are mainly used for long distance transportations, the design of the suspension system became a major concern and a research hotspot not only for ride comfort and driving safety but also for energy consumption. Therefore, the objective of this study is to conduct a comprehensive parametrical–based conflict analysis between the ride comfort and road holding together with the potential power of the shock absorbers. The simulation analysis is performed using a 23 degree-of-freedom full truck semi-trailer mathematical model with random road surface model. The bounce and combined excitation modes for the truck model are applied to present the pro and contra of the simplified and realistic analysis. The bounce mode is applied for a road Class C and truck driving speed of 20 m/s, while the combined mode is performed with the same truck-speed but considering a Class C road for the left track and Class D road for the right track considering the time delay between the truck axles. The truck dynamics including the mean potential power, average dynamic tire load and bounce, and pitch and roll accelerations is comprehensively combined in the conflict analysis–based suspension and driving parameters. The obtained simulation results showed that the articulated truck suspension should be designed considering a realistic excitation condition. In contrast to the bounce mode, under the combined road input, the tractor ride quality and road handling performances are improved when a heavily damped suspension is considered. Furthermore, the otherwise dissipated energy through the damping events can reach an overall value between 2 and 4 kW.


Author(s):  
Jialing Yao ◽  
Meng Wang ◽  
Yanan Bai

Automobile roll control aims to reduce or achieve a zero roll angle. However, the ability of this roll control to improve the handling stability of vehicles when turning is limited. This study proposes a direct tilt control methodology for automobiles based on active suspension. This tilt control leans the vehicle’s body toward the turning direction and therefore allows the roll moment generated by gravity to reduce or even offset the roll moment generated by the centrifugal force. This phenomenon will greatly improve the roll stability of the vehicle, as well as the ride comfort. A six-degrees-of-freedom vehicle dynamics model is established, and the desired tilt angle is determined through dynamic analysis. In addition, an H∞ robust controller that coordinates different performance demands to achieve the control objectives is designed. The occupant’s perceived lateral acceleration and the lateral load transfer ratio are used to evaluate and explain the main advantages of the proposed active tilt control. To account the difference between the proposed and traditional roll controls, a simulation analysis is performed to compare the proposed tilt H∞ robust control, a traditional H∞ robust control for zero roll angle, and a passive suspension system. The analysis of the time and frequency domains shows that the proposed controller greatly improves the handling stability and anti-rollover ability of vehicles during steering and maintains acceptable ride comfort.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Cvok ◽  
Mario Hrgetić ◽  
Matija Hoić ◽  
Joško Deur ◽  
Davor Hrovat ◽  
...  

Abstract Autonomous vehicles (AVs) give the driver opportunity to engage in productive or pleasure-related activities, which will increase AV’s utility and value. It is anticipated that many AVs will be equipped with active suspension extended with road disturbance preview capability to provide the necessary superior ride comfort resulting in almost steady work or play platform. This article deals with assessing the benefits of introducing various active suspensions and related linear quadratic regulator (LQR) controls in terms of improving the work/leisure ability. The study relies on high-performance shaker rig-based tests of a group of 44 drivers involved in reading/writing, drawing, and subjective ride comfort rating tasks. The test results indicate that there is a threshold of root-mean-square vertical acceleration, below which the task execution performance is similar to that corresponding to standstill conditions. For the given, relatively harsh road disturbance profile, only the fully active suspension with road preview control can suppress the vertical acceleration below the above critical superior comfort threshold. However, when adding an active seat suspension, the range of chassis suspension types for superior ride comfort is substantially extended and can include semi-active suspension and even passive suspension in some extreme cases that can, however, lead to excessive relative motion between the seat and the vehicle floor. The design requirements gained through simulation analysis, and extended with cost and packaging requirements related to passenger car applications, have guided design of two active seat suspension concepts applicable to the shaker rig and production vehicles.


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincenzo Ricciardi ◽  
Valentin Ivanov ◽  
Miguel Dhaens ◽  
Bert Vandersmissen ◽  
Marc Geraerts ◽  
...  

Vehicles equipped with in-wheel motors (IWMs) feature advanced control functions that allow for enhanced vehicle dynamics and stability. However, these improvements occur to the detriment of ride comfort due to the increased unsprung mass. This study investigates the driving comfort enhancement in electric vehicles that can be achieved through blended control of IWMs and active suspensions (ASs). The term “ride blending”, coined in a previous authors’ work and herein retained, is proposed by analogy with the brake blending to identify the blended action of IWMs and ASs. In the present work, the superior performance of the ride blending control is demonstrated against several driving manoeuvres typically used for the evaluation of the ride quality. The effectiveness of the proposed ride blending control is confirmed by the improved key performance indexes associated with driving comfort and active safety. The simulation results refer to the comparison of the conventional sport utility vehicle (SUV) equipped with a passive suspension system and its electric version provided with ride blending control. The simulation analysis is conducted with an experimentally validated vehicle model in CarMaker® and MATLAB/Simulink co-simulation environment including high-fidelity vehicle subsystems models.


2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 223-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruochen Wang ◽  
Renkai Ding ◽  
Long Chen

To improve the reliability of active electromagnetic suspension and reduce energy consumption, a hybrid electromagnetic suspension that consists of linear motor and passive damper in parallel is proposed in this paper. First, a dynamic model is established and passive energy regeneration and active control systems are built. Thereafter, energy regeneration, ride comfort, and driving safety are taken as control objects. The effect of damping values on different control objects are studied, and the best values are determined. Passive suspension is taken for comparison, and comparative simulation analysis is conducted. Finally, a bench test of 1/4 suspension is performed to verify the accuracy of the simulation results.


2014 ◽  
Vol 663 ◽  
pp. 146-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noraishikin Zulkarnain ◽  
Hairi Zamzuri ◽  
Saiful Amri Mazlan

The objective of this paper is to design a linear quadratic regulator (LQR) and linear quadratic Gaussian (LQG) controllers for an active anti-roll bar system. The use of an active anti-roll bar will be analysed from two different perspectives in vehicle ride comfort and handling performances. This paper proposed the basic vehicle dynamic modelling with four degree of freedom (DOF) on half car model and are described that show, why and how it is possible to control the handling and ride comfort of the car, with the external forces also control strategies on the front anti-roll bar. By simulation analysis, the design model is validity and the performance under control of linear quadratic regulator (LQR) and linear quadratic Gaussian (LQG) controller are achieved. Both two controllers are modeled in MATLAB/SIMULINK environment. It has to be determined which control strategy delivers better performance with respect to roll angle and the roll rate of half vehicle body. The result shows, however, that LQG produced better response compared to a LQR strategy.


2012 ◽  
Vol 479-481 ◽  
pp. 93-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pi Jing Liu ◽  
Liang Hou ◽  
Wen Guang Lin ◽  
Xiu Yi Yu ◽  
Wei Huang

By simplifying the triangular tracked engineer vehicle into dynamic model of half-tracked vehicle with five freedom degrees which includes four vertical jumps and one rotation, a corresponding dynamic differential equation is set up to each degree of freedom. A method of road roughness simulation, based on the time series of White Noise, is also represented and then verified. The simulation analysis of the tracked vehicle ride comfort is built on MATLAB/SIMULINK, based on the incentive signal of an imitated road. The simulation results show that the method that White Noise generated road roughness is applicable and prove efficient in the ride comfort research of the triangular tracked engineer vehicle. Thus a theoretical foundation is established for the optimization for ride comfort of the triangular tracked engineer vehicle.


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