Author(s)

Yi Chen

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A skyhook surface sliding mode control method was proposed and applied to the control on the semi-active vehicle suspension system for its ride comfort enhancement. A two degree of freedom dynamic model of a vehicle semi-active suspension system was given, which focused on the passenger’s ride comfort perform-ance. A simulation with the given initial conditions has been devised in MATLAB/SIMULINK. The simula-tion results were showing that there was an enhanced level of ride comfort for the vehicle semi-active sus-pension system with the skyhook surface sliding mode controller.

Sliding Mode Control, Skyhook Damper, Fuzzy Logic Control, Semi-Active Suspension System

Y. Chen, "Skyhook Surface Sliding Mode Control on Semi-Active Vehicle Suspension System for Ride Comfort Enhancement," Engineering, Vol. 1 No. 1, 2009, pp. 23-32. doi: 10.4236/eng.2009.11004.