Emanuele Guglielmino, Tudor Sireteanu, Charles W. Stammers, Ghita Gheorghe, Marius Giuclea (auth.)1848002300, 9781848002302, 9781848002319
Semi-active Suspension Control provides an overview of vehicle ride control employing smart semi-active damping systems (controlled dissipative elements which only require low energy input). These systems are able to tune the amount of damping in response to measured vehicle-ride and handling indicators.
Two physically different dampers (magnetorheological and controlled-friction) are analysed from the perspectives of mechatronics and control. Ride comfort, road holding, road damage and human-body modelling (nonlinear visceral response in particular) are studied.
A multidisciplinary approach is adopted throughout the book. Sound mathematical modelling is balanced by a large and detailed section on experimental implementation, where a variety of automotive applications are described offering a well-rounded view of the application of such systems. The implementation of control algorithms with regard to real-life engineering constraints is emphasised.
The applications described include semi-active suspensions for a saloon car, seat suspensions for vehicles not equipped with a primary suspension, and control of heavy-vehicle dynamic-tyre loads to reduce road damage and improve handling.
Engineers and practitioners working in noise and vibration; automotive engineers working in vehicle design, research and development; biomechanical engineers, physicists and life-scientists interested in human-body responses to vibration; and graduate students in vehicle studies, mechanics of vibration, dynamics and control will find this book of material assistance in their work.
Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages i-xvi
Introduction….Pages 1-16
Dampers and Vehicle Modelling….Pages 17-42
Human Body Analysis….Pages 43-64
Semi-active Control Algorithms….Pages 65-97
Friction Dampers….Pages 99-163
Magnetorheological Dampers….Pages 165-217
Case Studies….Pages 219-270
Back Matter….Pages 271-294
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