Demand Dependent Active Suspensions for Preventing Vehicle Rollover

Funding: 2007: $40,000
2008: $40,000
2009: $40,000

Project Member(s): Huang, S.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Australian Research Council (ARC Discovery Projects)

Start year: 2007

Summary: This project will develop a theoretical basis for the design of demand dependent active suspensions that prevent vehicle rollovers caused by over steering. The suspensions intend: to feature low cost hybrid absorber-actuators, fluid circuits interconnecting the four wheel stations, and minimal energy requirement; to break the compromise between ride comfort, road holding and vehicle handling, inherent in most existing vehicles. An experimental facility based on a half car configuration and a prototype car will be developed to validate the analytical findings and demonstrate the superior performance in preventing rollovers. The research intends to help reduce road deaths and injuries and save many billions of dollars annually world wide.

Publications:

Qi, H, Chen, Y, Zhang, N, Zhang, B, Wang, D & Tan, B 2020, 'Improvement of both handling stability and ride comfort of a vehicle via coupled hydraulically interconnected suspension and electronic controlled air spring', Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, vol. 234, no. 2-3, pp. 552-571.
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Zhang, L, Wu, Y, Li, B, Zhang, B & Zhang, N 2020, 'A novel manoeuvre stability controller based on vehicle state prediction and intellectual braking torque distribution', Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, vol. 234, no. 1, pp. 136-151.
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Liu, P, Xia, X, Zhang, N, Ning, D & Zheng, M 2019, 'Torque response characteristics of a controllable electromagnetic damper for seat suspension vibration control', Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, vol. 133, pp. 106238-106238.
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Ning, D, Sun, S, Du, H, Li, W, Zhang, N, Zheng, M & Luo, L 2019, 'An electromagnetic variable inertance device for seat suspension vibration control', Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, vol. 133, pp. 106259-106259.
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Tan, B, Wu, Y, Zhang, N, Zhang, B & Chen, Y 2019, 'Improvement of ride quality for patient lying in ambulance with a new hydro-pneumatic suspension', Advances in Mechanical Engineering, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 168781401983780-168781401983780.
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Hu, W, Wu, Y, Chen, S, Zhang, B, Zhang, N & Sheng, Q 2018, 'Parameter matching and kinetic studies of dynamic torsion-elimination suspension based on performance requirements', Zhendong yu Chongji/Journal of Vibration and Shock, vol. 37, no. 24.
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Ning, D, Sun, S, Du, H, Li, W & Zhang, N 2018, 'Vibration control of an energy regenerative seat suspension with variable external resistance', Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, vol. 106, pp. 94-113.
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CHEN, S 2017, 'Influence of Key Parameters of Hydraulically Interconnected Suspension on Vehicle Dynamics and Experimental Validation', Journal of Mechanical Engineering, vol. 53, no. 14, pp. 39-39.
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Ruan, J, Zhang, N & Walker, P 1970, 'Comparing of single reduction and CVT based transmissions on battery electric vehicle', 2015 IFToMM World Congress Proceedings, IFToMM 2015, IFToMM World Congress, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Keywords: vehicle suspension, mechanical systems dynamics, fluid circuit dynamics, modelling and simulation, preventing vehcile rollover, vehicle safety,

FOR Codes: Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Transport, Automotive equipment, Automotive Engineering not elsewhere classified, Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified, Energy Conservation and Efficiency in Transport, Transport energy efficiency