Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Improvement of the lateral stability of vehicle suspension incorporating inerter

  • Article
  • Published:
Science China Technological Sciences Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

As a newly proposed two terminals mechanical element, inerter has been successfully applied in vehicle suspension system to improve its vertical vibration isolation performance. The novelty of this paper is to explore the advantages of lateral stability of vehicle suspension by the use of inerter element. A full car model considering the steering condition is built, and the standard fishhook steering input is chosen to test the lateral stability of the suspension system. By considering the ride comfort performance and the rollover resistance performance, three basic suspension layouts incorporating inerter element are optimized by means of genetic algorithm. Constraints of the suspension working space and road holding ability are also taken into account during the optimization. Two steering input condition, namely the sine-steer input and the fishhook steer input are performed to evaluate the vehicle suspension performance. Results show that, the ride comfort and the lateral stability of the vehicle suspension system can be synchronously improved by including the inerter element.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. National Center for Statistics and Analysis. NHTSA 2004 annual assessment, Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash. Fatality Counts and Injury Estimates for 2004. Report NHTSA DOT HS 809923. Washington. US Department Of Transportation, National High-way Traffic Safety Administration. 2004

  2. Parida N C, Raha S, Ramani A. Rollover-preventive force synthesis at active suspensions in a vehicle performing a severe maneuver with wheels lifted off. IEEE Trans Intell Transp Syst, 2014, 15: 2583–2594

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. van der Westhuizen S F, Els P S. Slow active suspension control for rollover prevention. J Terra Mech, 2013, 50: 29–36

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Han I, Rho K. Characteristic analysis of vehicle rollover accidents: Rollover scenarios and prediction/warning. Int J Automot Tech, 2017, 18: 451–461

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Zhu B, Piao Q, Zhao J, et al. Integrated chassis control for vehicle rollover prevention with neural network time-to-rollover warning metrics. Adv Mech Eng, 2016, 8: 11–13

    Google Scholar 

  6. Akar M, Dere A D. A switching rollover controller coupled with closed-loop adaptive vehicle parameter identification. IEEE Trans Intell Transp Syst, 2014, 15: 1579–1585

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Smith M C. Synthesis of mechanical networks: The inerter. IEEE Trans Automat Contr, 2002, 47: 1648–1662

    Article  MathSciNet  MATH  Google Scholar 

  8. Chen M Z Q, Smith M C. Restricted complexity network realizations for passive mechanical control. IEEE Trans Automat Contr, 2009, 54: 2290–2301

    Article  MathSciNet  MATH  Google Scholar 

  9. Jiang J Z, Smith M C. Regular positive-real functions and five-element network synthesis for electrical and mechanical networks. IEEE Trans Automat Contr, 2011, 56: 1275–1290

    Article  MathSciNet  MATH  Google Scholar 

  10. Chen M Z Q, Wang K, Zou Y, et al. Realization of a special class of admittances with one damper and one inerter for mechanical control. IEEE Trans Automat Contr, 2013, 58: 1841–1846

    Article  MathSciNet  MATH  Google Scholar 

  11. Zhang S Y, Jiang J Z, Neild S. Optimal configurations for a linear vibration suppression device in a multi-storey building. Struct Control Health Monit, 2017, 24: e1887

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. Li Y, Jiang J Z, Neild S. Inerter-based configurations for main-landing-gear shimmy suppression. J Aircraft, 2016, 54: 684–693

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Lazar I F, Neild S A, Wagg D J. Using an inerter-based device for structural vibration suppression. Earthq Engng Struct Dyn, 2014, 43: 1129–1147

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Wang F C, Wu S Y. Vibration control of an optical table employing mechatronic inerter networks. J Vib Control, 2016, 22: 224–234

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Wang F C, Liao M K. The lateral stability of train suspension systems employing inerters. Vehicle Syst Dyn, 2010, 48: 619–643

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Smith M C, Wang F C. Performance benefits in passive vehicle suspensions employing inerters. Vehicle Syst Dyn, 2004, 42: 235–257

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Hu Y, Chen M Z Q, Shu Z. Passive vehicle suspensions employing inerters with multiple performance requirements. J Sound Vib, 2014, 333: 2212–2225

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. Shen Y, Chen L, Yang X, et al. Improved design of dynamic vibration absorber by using the inerter and its application in vehicle suspension. J Sound Vib, 2016, 361: 148–158

    Article  Google Scholar 

  19. Soong M F, Ramli R, Mahadi W N L, et al. Ride improvement of vehicle suspensions with switchable inerter based on force cancellation strategy. J Vibroengineering, 2017, 19: 1260–1272

    Article  Google Scholar 

  20. Zhang X J, Ahmadian M, Guo K H. On the benefits of semi-active suspensions with inerters. Shock Vib, 2012, 19: 257–272

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. Seifi A, Hassannejad R, Hamed M A. Optimum design for passive suspension system of a vehicle to prevent rollover and improve ride comfort under random road excitations. P I Mech Eng K, 2016, 230: 426–441

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. School of Automotive and Traffic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China

    YuJie Shen & XiaoFeng Yang

  2. Automotive Engineering Research Institute, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China

    Long Chen, YanLing Liu & XiaoLiang Zhang

Authors
  1. YuJie Shen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Long Chen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. YanLing Liu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. XiaoLiang Zhang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. XiaoFeng Yang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Long Chen.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Shen, Y., Chen, L., Liu, Y. et al. Improvement of the lateral stability of vehicle suspension incorporating inerter. Sci. China Technol. Sci. 61, 1244–1252 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-017-9228-0

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-017-9228-0

Keywords

Search

Navigation