A New Analytical Method for Influences of Shock Absorber Rubber Mount on Automotive Ride Comfort

2011 ◽  
Vol 299-300 ◽  
pp. 1221-1226
Author(s):  
Li Jun Zhang ◽  
Hong Liang Liu ◽  
Yue Zhong Li
Keyword(s):  
Shock Absorber ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Suspension System ◽  
System Model ◽  
Equivalent Model ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Stiffness Model ◽  
Time Domains ◽  
Nature Frequency

The rubber mount components in suspension system have great influence on ride comfort of automobile. Based on the complex stiffness model and equivalent model of shock absorber rubber mount, the suspension system model with 2DOF including rubber mount components are established by using virtual coordinate. The influences of the stiffness of rubber mount component on the responses of suspension are analyzed in frequency and time domains. The results show that proper stiffness of rubber mount can decrease the acceleration of body by about 20% and dynamic load of tire by about 30% in the frequency range from 5 to 12 Hz compared with that without rubber mount. In addition, the stiffness of rubber mount component leads to lag acceleration of body and higher nature frequency of wheel.

Development of Active Suspension System for a Pot Hole Using PID Controller

2011 ◽  
Vol 308-310 ◽  
pp. 2266-2270
Author(s):  
Mouleeswaran Senthilkumar
Keyword(s):  
Pid Controller ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Controller Design ◽  
Active Suspension ◽  
Suspension System ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Hydraulic Actuator ◽  
Time Domains ◽  
Spool Valve

This paper describes the development of a controller design for the active control of suspension system, which improves the inherent tradeoff among ride comfort, suspension travel and road-holding ability. The developed design allows the suspension system to behave differently in different operating conditions, without compromising on road-holding ability. The effectiveness of this control method has been explained by data from time domains. Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller including hydraulic dynamics has been developed. The displacement of hydraulic actuator and spool valve is also considered. The Ziegler – Nichols tuning rules are used to determine proportional gain, reset rate and derivative time of PID controller. Simulink diagram of active suspension system is developed and analysed using MATLAB software. The investigations on the performance of the developed active suspension system are demonstrated through comparative simulations in this paper.

scholarly journals Adjustable Valve Semi-Active Suspension System for Passenger Car

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 6470-6481
Author(s):  
M. R. Ahmed ◽  
A. R. Yusoff ◽  
F. R. M. Romlay
Keyword(s):  
Shock Absorber ◽  
Dynamic Behaviour ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Suspension System ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Ride Quality ◽  
Adjustable Valve ◽  
Straight Line ◽  
Oil Flow ◽  
Electronically Controllable

The suspension of the car plays a very important role in the safety and the comfort of the vehicle and for absorbing the shock waves and give comfort for the driver and passenger. This paper improves the performance of an automobile suspension system by developing electronically adjustable semi-active shock absorber. This achieved by attaching stepper motor for each shock absorber which helps in adjusting the bleed orifice to a certain position that alternates the hydraulic oil flow in the shock absorber between piston’s chamber during the process of compression and rebound. To evaluate the effect of developed semi-active shock absorber on the dynamic behaviour of the vehicle, several tests were carried out on different types of road condition (bumpy, straight-line and roundabout). These tests were used to evaluate the acceleration and ride quality. There is a great range in response when the bleed orifice is opened reached up to 35% between the stiff and soft setting. The value of root means square acceleration (RMS) was calculated and compared with the standard of human exposure to whole-body vibration, which shows an error of 6% slightly. The result shows the effect of electronically controllable shock absorber on a vehicle’s dynamic behaviour — the advantage of electronics to improve the performance of ride comfort and reduced the harms due to undesired vibration.

Semi-Active Damping for Off-Road Bicycle Suspension: An Experimental Study

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Scott Pierce ◽  
Caleb Whitener ◽  
Sudhir Kaul
Keyword(s):  
Shock Absorber ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Mr Damper ◽  
Power Input ◽  
Rear Wheel ◽  
Active Damping ◽  
Suspension System ◽  
Magnetorheological Damper ◽  
Mountain Bike ◽  
Damping Characteristics

This paper presents experimental results from the testing of a semi-active damping system in an off-road bicycle (bike). Magnetorheological dampers are being increasingly used in automotive applications to enhance damping capability of a suspension system or to mitigate the trade-off between ride comfort and handling. A magnetorheological (MR) damper requires a relatively low amount of energy to control damping characteristics, and behaves as a passive damper in the absence of any power input. This study investigates the use of a semi-active magnetorheological damper for the rear suspension of a mountain bike. The performance of this damper has been compared to the current shock absorber on the bike. All testing has been performed on a shaker table and the performance of the damper has been evaluated by comparing the input acceleration at the hub of the rear wheel to the acceleration at the seat of the bike. The main aim of this study is to investigate the viability of using an MR damper in a mountain bike suspension system. Test results indicate that the performance of the semi-active MR damper is comparable to the current shock absorber. Furthermore, the MR damper lends itself to hands-off control that will be investigated in a future study. Therefore, it can be concluded from preliminary testing that an MR damper can be used in a mountain bike to effectively control damping.

scholarly journals Contribution to the development of methodology for assessing the impact of bus suspension system on fuel consumption and CO2 emission

2020 ◽  
pp. 168-168
Author(s):  
Dragan Sekulic ◽  
Ivan Ivkovic ◽  
Dusan Mladenovic ◽  
Davor Vujanovic
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Co2 Emission ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Shock Absorber ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Suspension System ◽  
Vertical Acceleration ◽  
Shock Absorbers ◽  
Parameter Values ◽  
The Impact

This paper analyzes the effects of intercity bus suspension system oscillatory parameters on driver's ride comfort and road damage. The analysis has been carried out through simulation by means of validated in-plane bus model with six degrees of freedom excited by real road roughness signal. Low root-mean-square values of the weighted vertical acceleration (less than 0.315 m/s2) have been achieved by shock-absorbers with lower damping coefficient and softer suspension system springs. Low values of dynamic load coefficient provide low shock-absorber damping and softer springs. However, low crest factor values for both axles are accomplished for high shock-absorber damping and softer springs in bus suspension system. Results from this analysis could be used as reference for selecting proper oscillatory parameter values when designing road-friendly bus suspension system which in turn would increase vehicle energy efficiency. Presented methods, results and analyzes are the part of wider methodology for assessing the impact of bus suspension system on fuel consumption and CO2 emission.

Mathematical Modeling of a New Improved Design of a Rail Carriage Suspension System for the Wagons Used in Zimbabwe

2009 ◽  
Vol 62-64 ◽  
pp. 645-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Mbohwa ◽  
J. Agwa-Ejon ◽  
C. Murasiki
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Modeling ◽  
Shock Absorber ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Suspension System ◽  
Human Comfort ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Vibration Transmission ◽  
Shock Absorbers ◽  
Improved Design ◽  
Dynamic Attributes

This paper discusses the mathematical modeling of a new improved design of the carriage bogie suspension system with emphasis on design for human comfort. The research mainly covered the shock absorbers with the aim of improving ride comfort at higher speeds. The paper focuses on how to reduce vibration transmission to the carriage while designing a railway bogie suspension damping system that is easier to maintain but does not compromise on quality with particular interest in dynamic attributes of the shock absorber. The principal research issues are introduced and looked at in the modeling and the results so obtained are used to calculate the relative transmissibility in the motion of the carriage.

Performance analysis of MR damper based semi-active suspension system using optimally tuned controllers

2021 ◽  
pp. 095440702110044
Author(s):  
Gurubasavaraju Tharehalli mata ◽  
Vijay Mokenapalli ◽  
Hemanth Krishna
Keyword(s):  
Pid Controller ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Sliding Mode ◽  
Dynamic Performance ◽  
Parametric Method ◽  
Mr Damper ◽  
Active Suspension ◽  
Suspension System ◽  
Sliding Mode Controller ◽  
Road Excitation

This study assesses the dynamic performance of the semi-active quarter car vehicle under random road conditions through a new approach. The monotube MR damper is modelled using non-parametric method based on the dynamic characteristics obtained from the experiments. This model is used as the variable damper in a semi-active suspension. In order to control the vibration caused under random road excitation, an optimal sliding mode controller (SMC) is utilised. Particle swarm optimisation (PSO) is coupled to identify the parameters of the SMC. Three optimal criteria are used for determining the best sliding mode controller parameters which are later used in estimating the ride comfort and road handling of a semi-active suspension system. A comparison between the SMC, Skyhook, Ground hook and PID controller suggests that the optimal parameters with SMC have better controllability than the PID controller. SMC has also provided better controllability than the PID controller at higher road roughness.

Variation in Automotive Shock Absorber Damping Characteristics & amp; Their Effects on Ride Comfort Attribute and Vehicle Yaw Response

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satyaranjan Sahoo ◽  
Eric Pranesh De Reuben ◽  
Deepak BAKSHI ◽  
Hari Krishnan ◽  
Amardeep Singh
Keyword(s):  
Shock Absorber ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Damping Characteristics
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