Research on Switching Interconnection Modes and Game Control of Interconnected Air Suspension

Liqin Sun, Yong Lin, Guoqing Geng, Zhongxing Li and Haobin Jiang
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Liqin Sun: School of Automotive and Traffic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Yong Lin: School of Automotive and Traffic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Guoqing Geng: School of Automotive and Traffic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Zhongxing Li: School of Automotive and Traffic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Haobin Jiang: School of Automotive and Traffic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China

Energies, 2019, vol. 12, issue 17, 1-23

Abstract: To solve the contradiction between handling stability and ride comfort of vehicles with interconnected air suspension system (IASS) and reduce the energy consumption of air suspension with adjustable spring stiffness, a coordinated control for dynamic performance was designed based on the logic of switching interconnection modes and game control for the damper. The control system consists of a switching controller for air suspension interconnection modes and a distribution controller for the damping force. The switching controller determines the optimal air suspension interconnection mode by calculating the vehicle dynamic performance index in real-time. The distribution controller achieves a distribution for optimal damping force based on an infinite time differential game. veDYNA software that is a vehicle dynamics analysis software based on MATLAB/Simulink was used to verify the algorithm, and the accuracy was verified by a bench test. Finally, the results show this coordinated system can significantly improve the ride comfort and restrain the pitching motion. Compared with traditional suspension, the vertical acceleration decreases by 18.32% and the dynamic stroke decreases by more than 10% under the straight condition; the vertical acceleration decreases by 12.24% and the roll angle decreases by 1.26% under the steering condition.

Keywords: interconnected air suspension system; coordinated control; interconnection modes; differential game; ride comfort; handling stability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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