Research Article
AnLQGControllerBasedonRealSystemIdentificationforan
ActiveHydraulicallyInterconnectedSuspension
YaohuaGuo ,
1
BinWang ,
2
AntonTkachev ,
3
andNongZhang
2,3
1
Research Center of Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou, Henan, China
2
School of Automotive and Transportation Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
3
School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
CorrespondenceshouldbeaddressedtoBinWang;18987669833@163.com
Received 7 October 2020; Revised 4 November 2020; Accepted 11 November 2020; Published 24 November 2020
AcademicEditor:XinglingShao
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Rolloverpreventionisalwaysoneoftheresearchhotspotsinvehicledesign.Activehydraulicallyinterconnectedsuspension(HIS)
is a promising technology to reduce vehicle body roll angle caused by different driving inputs and road conditions. is paper
proposesanovelactuatoroftheactiveHISsystem.eactuatorconsistsoftwocylinders,aballscrew,andonlyonemotor.e
actuator proposed can reduce the number of motors needed in the system. Meanwhile, forced vibration identification (FVI) is
usedtoidentifythetransferfunctionofahalf-carphysicalmodelandaKalmanstateobserverisappliedtoeliminatetheinfluence
ofsensornoise.eFVImethodcaneliminatemostmodeluncertaintiesandhiddenvariables.Aggressiveandmoderateoptimal
linear quadratic Gaussian (LQG) methods are implemented to control the motion of the vehicle body based on the identified
transferfunctionofthephysicalmodel.eperformanceofanactiveHISsystemwithanaggressiveandmoderateLQGcontroller
iscomparedwiththatofapassiveHISsystem.eeffectivenessoftheLQGcontrollerisvalidatedbysimulationandexperimental
results.Also,theobtainedresultsshowthatthestabilizationspeedoftheactiveHISsystemis20%fasterthanthatofthepassive
HIS system and the roll angle can be reduced up to 55% than that of the passive HIS system.
1.Introduction
Recently,withtheincreaseinthespeedofvehiclesonroaddue
to improved driving conditions, the number of rollover ac-
cidents is rising. erefore, anti-roll performance receives
increasingattentioninthevehicledesignprocess.Amongthe
measures to reduce roll angles such as active steering, dif-
ferential braking, and active suspension, the application of
active steering and differential braking will interfere with
normal driving operation. Hence, it will be more worthy to
investigatethebenefitsbroughtbyapplyingactivesuspensions
for preventing vehicle rollover accidents from happening [1].
evehiclesuspensionsystemisasystemthatconnects
wheels and the vehicle body. A suspension system mainly
servestwopurposes.efirstpurposeistoisolatetheshock
and vibration generated by the road excitation to protect
occupants from ride discomfort. e second purpose is to
keepthewheelsincontactwiththeroadsurfacetoimprove
the stability and safety of the vehicle [2]. Generally, vehicle
suspensions can be classified into three types according to
energy consumption and control force, i.e., passive, semi-
active,andactivesuspensions[3,4].epassivesuspension
generally consists of shock absorbers and springs. Param-
etersofpassivesuspensionsaregenerallyfixedandcannotbe
adjusted after manufacture. Conflicts are existing between
ride comfort and handling performance on passive sus-
pensions[5,6].esemiactivesuspensionisimprovedfrom
passive suspension, but the external energy input into the
suspension system is insufficient to stabilize the motion of
the vehicle body. e active suspension is a kind of sus-
pension which can provide sufficient energy to stabilize the
motionofthevehiclebody[7].Comparedwithpassiveand
semiactivesuspension,theactivesuspensionusuallyrealizes
its function by four independently acting force actuators.
e purpose of the actuators is to produce or dissipate
energy under different road excitations.
Hindawi
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Volume 2020, Article ID 6669283, 10 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/6669283