An adaptive control approach for semi-active suspension systems under unknown road disturbance input using hardware-in-the-loop simulation. (March 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kararsiz, Gokhan; Paksoy, Mahmut; Metin, Muzaffer; Basturk, Halil Ibrahim
• Other Names: Engin Seref Naci guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control. Volume 43:Number 5(2021)
• Page Start: 995
• Page End: 1008
• Publication Date: 2021-03
• Subjects: Adaptive control -- hardware-in-the-loop simulation -- road disturbance observer -- parametric uncertainty -- semi-active suspension; Automatic control -- Periodicals; Measuring instruments -- Periodicals; Commande automatique -- Périodiques; Mesure -- Instruments -- Périodiques; 681.2
• DOI: 10.1177/0142331219895935
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0142-3312

Abstract

This article presents an application of the adaptive control method to semi-active suspension systems in the presence of unknown disturbance and parametric uncertainty. Due to the technical difficulties such as time delay and sensor noise, the road disturbance is assumed to be unmeasured. To overcome this problem, an observer is designed to estimate the disturbance. It is considered that the road profile consists of a finite number of the sum of sinusoidal signals with unknown amplitudes, phases and frequencies. After the parametrization of the observer, the adaptive control approach is employed to attenuate the effect of the road-induced vibrations using a magnetorheological damper. It is proved that the closed-loop system is stable, despite the adverse road conditions. Finally, the performance of the controller is illustrated with a hardware-in-the-loop simulation in which the system is subjected to sinusoidal and random profile road excitations. To demonstrate the benefits of the adaptive controller, the results are presented in comparison with a conventional proportional integral derivative (PID) controller.