scholarly journals Research into the Effect of Supercapacitor Terminal Voltage on Regenerative Suspension Energy-Regeneration and Dynamic Performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruochen Wang ◽  
Yanshu Ding ◽  
Qing Ye ◽  
Renkai Ding ◽  
Jingang Qian
Keyword(s):  
Control Strategy ◽  
Dynamic Performance ◽  
Linear Motor ◽  
Mode Switching ◽  
Damping Force ◽  
Energy Regeneration ◽  
Output Terminal ◽  
Electromagnetic Damping ◽  
Terminal Voltage ◽  
Semiactive Suspension

To study the effect of supercapacitor initial terminal voltage on the regenerative and semiactive suspension energy-regeneration and dynamic performance, firstly, the relationship between supercapacitor terminal voltage and linear motor electromagnetic damping force and that between supercapacitor terminal voltage and recycled energy by the supercapacitor in one single switching period were both analyzed. The result shows that the linear motor electromagnetic damping force is irrelevant to the supercapacitor terminal voltage, and the recycled energy by the supercapacitor reaches the maximum when initial terminal voltage of the supercapacitor equals output terminal voltage of the linear motor. Then, performances of system dynamics and energy-regeneration were studied as the supercapacitor initial terminal voltage varied in situations of B level and C level road. The result showed that recycled energy by the supercapacitor increased at first and then decreased while the dynamic performance had no obvious change. On the basis of previous study, a mode-switching control strategy of supercapacitor for the regenerative and semiactive suspension system was proposed, and the mode-switching rule was built. According to simulation and experiment results, the system energy-regeneration efficiency can be increased by utilizing the control strategy without influencing suspension dynamic performance, which is highly valuable to practical engineering.

Energy-saving control strategy design and structure realization for electromagnetic active suspension

2018 ◽  
Vol 233 (9) ◽  
pp. 3060-3075 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renkai Ding ◽  
Ruochen Wang ◽  
Xiangpeng Meng
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
Active Control ◽  
Control Strategy ◽  
Dynamic Performance ◽  
Active Suspension ◽  
Linear Motor ◽  
Suspension System ◽  
Passive Damping ◽  
Energy Regeneration ◽  
Energy Saving Control

An electromagnetic active suspension equipped with a linear motor can remarkably improve the dynamic performance of a vehicle in terms of ride comfort and handling stability. However, electromagnetic active suspensions consume a considerable amount of external energy. Therefore, an energy-saving control strategy and its corresponding realization structure are designed to reconcile the contradiction between the dynamic performance and energy consumption. The energy conservation feasibility of an electromagnetic active suspension system is investigated in this study. Subsequently, the conventional skyhook control strategy is used as a reference; a passive damping is introduced to improve the defects of the system for an active control. It can also ensure the basic dynamic performance during energy regeneration. The energy-saving control strategy is placed beside the switch between the active control and energy regeneration. The vehicle simulation manifests that the energy-saving control strategy can effectively inhibit body movement, including vibration, roll, and pitch, while exhibiting a good road holding. A single linear motor used for the suspension system deteriorates the dynamic performance during energy regeneration and cannot guarantee the system reliability because of its low passive damping. Thus, a new integrated electromagnetic actuator prototype is developed, and the bench test shows that the prototype can satisfy the control requirements of the energy-saving control strategy.

Research on the Influence of the Road-Friendliness by Semi-Active Suspension

2011 ◽  
Vol 311-313 ◽  
pp. 1182-1185
Author(s):  
Jie Li ◽  
Ai Hua Zhu ◽  
Heng Zeng ◽  
Jun Peng Li
Keyword(s):  
Control Strategy ◽  
Dynamic Load ◽  
Hybrid Control ◽  
Dynamic Performance ◽  
Active Suspension ◽  
Vehicle Dynamic ◽  
Damping Force ◽  
Joint Simulation ◽  
The Road ◽  
Car Model

In order to improve the road-friendliness of vehicle, this paper studies vehicle dynamic performance through establishing car model in ADAMS, hybrid control strategy in SIMULINK and the use of joint simulation technology. By using dynamic load coefficient and the road-friendliness index of dynamic load stress factor evaluate the road-friendliness of the semi-active suspension system with hybrid control strategy. The research shows that the road-friendliness will be better when the damping force distribution coefficient for 0.2 ~ 0.6.

scholarly journals A modified energy-saving skyhook for active suspension based on a hybrid electromagnetic actuator

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 286-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renkai Ding ◽  
Ruochen Wang ◽  
Xiangpeng Meng ◽  
Long Chen
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Active Control ◽  
Dynamic Performance ◽  
Active Suspension ◽  
Linear Motor ◽  
Bench Test ◽  
Electromagnetic Actuator ◽  
Energy Regeneration ◽  
Hydraulic Damper

This study proposes a modified energy-saving skyhook consisting of active control, energy regeneration, and switch. The modified skyhook coordinates the contradiction between dynamic performance and energy consumption of electromagnetic active suspension. The control principle is analyzed, the switch condition between active control and energy recovery is provided, and the switch control system is designed for simulation. Results demonstrate that the presented strategy can coordinate the dynamic performance and energy consumption effectively. The realization structure, namely, a hybrid electromagnetic actuator, is then designed to satisfy the control requirements. It integrates a linear motor and a hydraulic damper. The linear motor is used for active control or energy regeneration, while the hydraulic damper is used to guarantee basic dynamic performance. The structural dimension of hybrid electromagnetic actuator is optimized to increase air gap flux density with the volume and weight limitation. A prototype is fabricated, and a bench test is conducted. Results show that the structure can satisfy the control requirements. Some errors within a reasonable range are also observed between the test and the simulation because the simulation model is prepared under ideal conditions.

scholarly journals Intuitive real-time control strategy for high-density myoelectric hand prosthesis using deep and transfer learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Tam ◽  
Mounir Boukadoum ◽  
Alexandre Campeau-Lecours ◽  
Benoit Gosselin
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Transfer Learning ◽  
Control Strategy ◽  
High Density ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Mode Switching ◽  
Correct Prediction ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Predictive Values ◽  
Hand Prosthesis

AbstractMyoelectric hand prostheses offer a way for upper-limb amputees to recover gesture and prehensile abilities to ease rehabilitation and daily life activities. However, studies with prosthesis users found that a lack of intuitiveness and ease-of-use in the human-machine control interface are among the main driving factors in the low user acceptance of these devices. This paper proposes a highly intuitive, responsive and reliable real-time myoelectric hand prosthesis control strategy with an emphasis on the demonstration and report of real-time evaluation metrics. The presented solution leverages surface high-density electromyography (HD-EMG) and a convolutional neural network (CNN) to adapt itself to each unique user and his/her specific voluntary muscle contraction patterns. Furthermore, a transfer learning approach is presented to drastically reduce the training time and allow for easy installation and calibration processes. The CNN-based gesture recognition system was evaluated in real-time with a group of 12 able-bodied users. A real-time test for 6 classes/grip modes resulted in mean and median positive predictive values (PPV) of 93.43% and 100%, respectively. Each gesture state is instantly accessible from any other state, with no mode switching required for increased responsiveness and natural seamless control. The system is able to output a correct prediction within less than 116 ms latency. 100% PPV has been attained in many trials and is realistically achievable consistently with user practice and/or employing a thresholded majority vote inference. Using transfer learning, these results are achievable after a sensor installation, data recording and network training/fine-tuning routine taking less than 10 min to complete, a reduction of 89.4% in the setup time of the traditional, non-transfer learning approach.

scholarly journals Control Strategy of Mode Transition with Engine Start in a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Bus

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 2989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang ◽  
Zhang ◽  
Zhang ◽  
Tian ◽  
Hu
Keyword(s):  
Control Strategy ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Driving Performance ◽  
The State ◽  
Switching Process ◽  
Mode Switching ◽  
Mode Transition ◽  
Power Sources ◽  
Hybrid Electric

Torque coordinated control of the relevant power sources has an important impact on the vehicle dynamics and driving performance during the mode transition of the hybrid electric vehicles(HEVs). Considering the dynamic impact problem caused by mode transition, this paper, based upon the structural features of axially paralleled hybrid power system, introduces the bumpless mode switching control theory to analyze multi-mode transition. Firstly, the state transition process is abstracted as the state space transition problem of hybrid system. Secondly the mode transition is divided into four sub-states, and the state model of each sub-state is established. Thirdly, taking the cost functions as the optimization objective, the state switching process is solved, and the control vectors of each switching process are obtained. Simulation and experimental results show that the proposed control strategy can effectively suppress torque fluctuation, avoid longitudinal acceleration impact, and improve driving performance.

Research on a high power density mechanical-electrical-hydraulic regenerative suspension system for high-speed tracked vehicles

2021 ◽  
pp. 095440702110610
Author(s):  
Chao Wang ◽  
Weijie Zhang ◽  
Guosheng Wang ◽  
Yong Guo
Keyword(s):  
Power Density ◽  
High Power ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Excitation Amplitude ◽  
Suspension System ◽  
Level Energy ◽  
High Power Density ◽  
Damping Force ◽  
Tracked Vehicles ◽  
Energy Regeneration

High power density energy regeneration is one of the effective solutions to solve the contradiction between improving the damping performance and energy consumption of active suspension. The hydraulic commutator is used to realize hydraulic rectification and hydraulic variable speed/pump/motor with few teeth difference gear pairs is used to match the speed, combined with permanent magnet motor power generation and power supply to put forward kilowatt level high power density mechanical-electrical-hydraulic regenerative suspension system for high-speed tracked vehicles. The mathematical model and fluid-solid-thermo-magnetic multiphysics coupling model are built to analyze the damping performance and regenerative characteristics of the system under passive and semi-active working conditions. The simulation results show that the damping force of the system increases with the increase of the road excitation amplitude and the semi-active control can be realized by adjusting the duty cycle with the PWM control rectifier module. The high power density mechanical-electrical-hydraulic regenerative suspension system can realize kilowatt level energy regeneration, and the regenerative efficiency is more than 50% under low-frequency excitation. The temperature rise of the system is low during operation, which is helpful to improve the reliability and service life.

Electromagnetic Shock Absorbers for Automotive Suspensions: Electromechanical Design

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Amati ◽  
Aldo Canova ◽  
Fabio Cavalli ◽  
Stefano Carabelli ◽  
Andrea Festini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shock Absorber ◽  
Dynamic Performance ◽  
Integrated Design ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Resistive Load ◽  
Added Resistance ◽  
Damping Force ◽  
Quarter Car Model ◽  
Car Model ◽  
Shock Absorbers

This article illustrates the modeling and design of electromechanical shock absorbers for automotive applications. Relative to the commonly used hydraulic shock absorbers, electromechanical ones are based on the use of linear or rotative electric motors. If electric motor is of the DC-brushless type, the shock absorber can be devised by shunting its electric terminals with a resistive load. The damping force can be modified by acting on the added resistance. An integrated design procedure of the electrical and mechanical parameters is presented in the article. The dynamic performance that can be obtained by a vehicle with electromechanical dampers is verified on a quarter car model.

scholarly journals A Semiactive Skyhook-Inertance Control Strategy Based on Continuously Adjustable Inerter

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Liang Zhang ◽  
Tian Zhang ◽  
Jiamei Nie ◽  
Long Chen
Keyword(s):  
Natural Frequency ◽  
Control Strategy ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Load Condition ◽  
Resonant Peak ◽  
Passive Suspension ◽  
Differential Equation Models ◽  
Unsprung Mass ◽  
Peak Value ◽  
Semiactive Suspension

This paper presents a modified skyhook-inertance control strategy which is realized through a hydraulic device of continuously adjustable inertance between sprung mass and unsprung mass. The parasitic damping inherent in the hydraulic device as well as the inertance is taken into account in the modified control strategy. Differential equation models are built to compare the performance of the semiactive suspension employing the modified control strategy with that of the passive suspension. The results demonstrate that the semiactive suspension significantly reduces sprung mass natural frequency, attenuates the resonant peak value without the penalty of deterioration at higher frequencies, and achieves over 28% improvement on ride comfort, compared with the passive suspension in unload condition. The proposed hydraulic device, together with its control strategy, can be used to reduce the variation of sprung mass natural frequency and ride comfort between unload and full-load condition.

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