A comparison of recently developed meta-heuristic optimization methods for improving ride comfort of a bio-mechanical quarter car model

2016 ◽  
pp. 385-390
Author(s):  
B Gadhvi ◽  
V Savsani ◽  
F Doshi ◽  
R Doshi ◽  
G Patel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Optimization Methods ◽  
Heuristic Optimization ◽  
Quarter Car Model ◽  
Car Model ◽  
Quarter Car

scholarly journals ROAD PAVEMENT LONGITUDINAL EVENNESS QUANTIFICATION AS STATIONARY STOCHASTIC PROCESS

Transport ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bohuš Leitner ◽  
Martin Decký ◽  
Matúš Kováč
Keyword(s):  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
Rolling Resistance ◽  
Geodetic Survey ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Quarter Car Model ◽  
Car Model ◽  
Road Pavement ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Quarter Car

One of the requirements concerning pavement quality is the evenness of its surface. Pavement unevenness has a random character and has an adverse influence to rolling resistance, tyre–pavement coherence, safety and the driving comfort. Knowledge of “longitudinal unevenness” has been long recognized as an important criteria of road performance, not only for safety by causing vehicle vibrations and affecting ride comfort but also as a major factor in pavement deterioration and working conditions of vehicles. The paper presents two original devices for the measurement of pavement longitudinal unevenness designed as a reaction to results and experiences gathered from a few years’ research activities, measurements and evaluations of road pavement evenness carried out in the authors' work place (University of Žilina – UNIZA). The first equipment has been designed as a single-wheel trailing vehicle and has been constructed on the Double-mass Measuring Set (DMS) principle and it is referred to as UNIZA single-wheel vehicle JP VSDS. The main reason for designing the device were authors’ findings that the reference quarter car model (used for calculation of International Roughness Index – IRI) can provide evaluation, which can be in contradiction with ride safety. This fact is determined by overvaluation of the short wavelengths and undervaluation the longer wavelengths by reference model. The second one is a profiler with very high resolution of surface scanning using mathematical models for unevenness evaluation. The device is referred to as Dynamic Road Scanner (DRS). The reason for designing of this equipment was in the first place insufficient repeatability of transversal unevenness measurements of device used by Slovak Road Administration, but for the purpose of correctness and measurements accuracy verifying were also results of longitudinal unevenness measurements compared. The paper presents results of evaluation by international established dynamic quantifiers of longitudinal unevenness based on measurements performed by these devices on three selected road sections in Slovakia. In the next part of the paper are compared IRI values obtained by mathematical calculations using reference quarter car model “driving” on road section profile measured by geodetic survey with IRI values obtained by conversion of the unevenness degree C (measured by UNIZA single-wheel vehicle JP VSDS) and IRI values measured by profilometer DRS.

H∞ Control of Active Suspension System for a Quarter Car Model

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
N.M. Ghazaly ◽  
A.S Ahmed ◽  
A.S Ali ◽  
G.T Abd El- Jaber
Keyword(s):  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Active Suspension ◽  
Suspension System ◽  
Passive Suspension ◽  
Quarter Car Model ◽  
Suspension Systems ◽  
Car Model ◽  
Active Suspension Systems ◽  
Passive Suspension System ◽  
Quarter Car

In recent years, the use of active control mechanisms in active suspension systems has attracted considerable attention. The main objective of this research is to develop a mathematical model of an active suspension system that is subjected to excitation from different road profiles and control it using H∞ technique for a quarter car model to improve the ride comfort and road handling. Comparison between passive and active suspension systems is performed using step, sinusoidal and random road profiles. The performance of the H∞ controller is compared with the passive suspension system. It is found that the car body acceleration, suspension deflection and tyre deflection using active suspension system with H∞ technique is better than the passive suspension system.

Ride comfort analysis of passenger body biodynamics in active quarter car model using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system based super twisting sliding mode control

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (12) ◽  
pp. 1866-1882 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devdutt Singh
Keyword(s):  
Sliding Mode Control ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Fuzzy Inference ◽  
Sliding Mode ◽  
Inference System ◽  
Quarter Car Model ◽  
Car Model ◽  
Mode Control ◽  
Quarter Car

In this paper, a four degrees of freedom biodynamic human body model is used for ride comfort analysis, which is coupled with a three degrees of freedom quarter car model. The random road profile is generated in a simulation environment using the ISO 8608:2016 standard. In order to suppress the adverse effects of road induced vibrations on the human body, a super-twisting sliding mode control (STSMC) and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) based super-twisting sliding mode control (ASTSMC) strategy is used in the main suspension of the active quarter car model. The ride comfort response of the human body segments is compared for passive and active suspension systems using the ISO 2631-1:1997 standard. Based on the simulation results in time and frequency domain related to acceleration and displacement response for head and neck, upper torso, viscera and lower torso, it is shown that the ride comfort provided by the ASTSMC controller is much improved compared to the STSMC and passive control method. It can be finalized from the present research work that active suspension with the ASTSMC control strategy can successfully reduce the adverse effects of road induced vibrations on human body health and safety.

Analysis of Ride comfort and Road holding of Quarter car model by SIMULINK

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 2425-2430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trupti P. Phalke ◽  
Anirban C. Mitra
Keyword(s):  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Quarter Car Model ◽  
Car Model ◽  
Quarter Car

scholarly journals Optimal Control Design of Active Suspension System Based on Quarter Car Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Nur Uddin
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Control ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Control Design ◽  
Active Suspension ◽  
Suspension System ◽  
Passive Suspension ◽  
Quarter Car Model ◽  
Car Model ◽  
Passive Suspension System ◽  
Quarter Car

The optimal control design of the ground-vehicle active suspension system is presented. The active suspension system is to improve the vehicle ride comfort by isolating vibrations induced by the road profile and vehicle velocity. The vehicle suspension system is approached by a quarter car model. Dynamic equations of the system are derived by applying Newton’s second law. The control law of the active suspension system is designed using linear quadratic regulator (LQR) method. Performance evaluation is done by benchmarking the active suspension system to a passive suspension system. Both suspension systems are simulated in computer. The simulation results show that the active suspension system significantly improves the vehicle ride comfort of the passive suspension system by reducing 50.37% RMS of vertical displacement, 45.29% RMS of vertical velocity, and 1.77% RMS of vertical acceleration.

scholarly journals A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF A CONVENTIONAL SUSPENSION SYSTEM WITH AN INERTER BASED CONVENTIONAL SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A PASSENGER CAR

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lalit Pankaj Grover
Keyword(s):  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Suspension System ◽  
Passenger Car ◽  
Quarter Car Model ◽  
Suspension Systems ◽  
Car Model ◽  
In Series ◽  
Significant Performance ◽  
Quarter Car ◽  
The Impact

This paper discusses the impact of adding an inerter to the conventional suspension system for a passenger car. The Inerter was recently introduced as an ideal mechanical twoterminal element which is a substitute for the mass element with the applied force, proportional to the relative acceleration across the terminals. Till now, ideal Inerters have been applied to Formula 1 cars, motorcycle and train suspension systems, in which significant performance improvement was achieved. This paper explores the effect of adding an inerter (in series) to the conventional suspension system for a passenger car in terms of ride comfort by comparing the amplitude of displacement and jerk of sprung and unsprung mass. This is accomplished by comparing the ride comfort of a quarter-car model with a conventional suspension system to the ride comfort of a quarter-car model with an inerter added in series.

Evaluation of Human Exposure to Vibrations using Quarter Car Model with Semi-Active Suspension

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
D.V.A. Rama Sastry ◽  
K.V. Ramana ◽  
N. Mohan Rao ◽  
M. Phani Kumar ◽  
V.S.S. Rama Chandra Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Human Body ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Mr Damper ◽  
Active Suspension ◽  
Suspension System ◽  
Lumped Mass ◽  
Passive Suspension ◽  
Quarter Car Model ◽  
Car Model ◽  
Quarter Car

Exposure of human body to vehicular vibrations in transit may lead to the human discomfort. Ride comfort is one of the major issues in design of automobiles. Magneto rheological (MR) dampers are emerging as most feasible solution for various applications in controlling vibrations. An MR damper is a semi-active device, which will offer the advantages of both active and passive suspension. In this study, the MR damper based semi-active suspension system for a car is analysed for ride comfort of 7 degrees of freedom model human body lumped mass, considering head, upper torso, lower torso and pelvis, seated over a seat of a quarter car model and is compared with that of similar system using passive damper. A MR damper is fabricated and is filled with MR fluid made of Carbonyl iron powder and Silicone oil added with additive. Modified Bouc-Wen Model developed by Spencer is used to model the behaviour of MR damper. All the parameters of this model are identified using data acquired from experiments conducted to characterise MR damper. Further, using the Spencer model of MR damper, the human body seated over quarter car is simulated by implementing a semi-active suspension system for analysing the resulting displacement and acceleration of the human body. The ride comfort performance of vehicle model with passive suspension system is compared with corresponding semi-active suspension system. The simulation and analysis are carried out using MATLAB/SIMULINK.

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