On the Control Aspects of Semiactive Suspensions for Automobile Applications

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dc.contributor.authorBlanchard, Emmanuelen
dc.contributor.committeechairAhmadian, Mehdien
dc.contributor.committeememberLeo, Donald J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberRobertshaw, Harry H.en
dc.contributor.departmentMechanical Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:41:01Zen
dc.date.adate2003-07-15en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:41:01Zen
dc.date.issued2003-06-19en
dc.date.rdate2004-07-15en
dc.date.sdate2003-07-03en
dc.description.abstractThis analytical study evaluates the response characteristics of a two-degree-of freedom quarter-car model, using passive and semi-active dampers, along with a seven-degree-of-freedom full vehicle model. The behaviors of the semi-actively suspended vehicles have been evaluated using skyhook, groundhook, and hybrid control policies, and compared to the behaviors of the passively-suspended vehicles. The relationship between vibration isolation, suspension deflection, and road-holding is studied for the quarter-car model. Three main performance indices are used as a measure of vibration isolation (which can be seen as a comfort index), suspension travel requirements, and road-holding quality. After performing numerical simulations on a seven-degree-of-freedom full vehicle model in order to confirm the general trends found for the quarter-car model, these three indices are minimized using optimization techniques. The results of this study indicate that the hybrid control policy yields better comfort than a passive suspension, without reducing the road-holding quality or increasing the suspension displacement for typical passenger cars. The results also indicate that for typical passenger cars, the hybrid control policy results in a better compromise between comfort, road-holding and suspension travel requirements than the skyhook and groundhook control policies. Finally, the numerical simulations performed on a seven-degree-of-freedom full vehicle model indicate that the motion of the quarter-car model is not only a good approximation of the heave motion of a full-vehicle model, but also of the pitch and roll motions since both are very similar to the heave motion.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-07032003-150548en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07032003-150548/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/33876en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartThesis-Emmanuel-Blanchard.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectVehicle Dynamicsen
dc.subjectH2en
dc.subjectSkyhooken
dc.subjectHybriden
dc.subjectGroundhooken
dc.subjectSuspensionsen
dc.subjectSemiactiveen
dc.titleOn the Control Aspects of Semiactive Suspensions for Automobile Applicationsen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineMechanical Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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