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An active suspension system with an actuator in parallel with a spring and a shock absorber is designed for a wheeled vehicle. The passive elements in the mechanism reduce high frequency vibration. A possible implementation with a DC torque motor and a pseudo-straight line mechanism is illustrated. A simple analysis of the kinematics of a wheeled vehicle with an active suspension is also discussed. A control method based on sliding mode control is developed for a two-wheeled two degree of freedom model of the vehicle. Simulation results show that, in the sense of root-mean-square vibration reduction, active suspension is superior to passive suspension and that proposed approaches are effective when applied to a nonlinear system.
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Horiuchi, E., Usui, S., Tani, K., Shirai, N. (1989). Control of an Active Suspension System for a Wheeled Vehicle. In: Schweitzer, G., Mansour, M. (eds) Dynamics of Controlled Mechanical Systems. International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83581-0_25
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