• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.683-690
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• 2012

In this work, the semi-active control of a large-sized bus suspension system with an MR damper was studied. An MR damper model that can aptly describe the hysteretic characteristics of an MR damper was adopted. Parameter values of the MR damper model were suitably modified by considering the maximum damping force of a passive damper used in the suspension system of a real large-sized bus. In addition, a fuzzy logic controller was developed for semi-active control of a suspension system with an MR damper. The vertical acceleration at the attachment point of the MR damper and the relative velocity between sprung and unsprung masses were used as input variables, while voltage was used as the output variable. Straight-ahead driving simulations were performed on a road with a random road profile and on a flat road with a bump. In straight-ahead driving simulations, the vertical acceleration and pitch angle were measured to compare the riding performance of a suspension system with a passive damper with that of a suspension with an MR damper. In addition, a single lane change simulation was performed. In the simulation, the lateral acceleration and roll angle were measured in order to compare the handling performance of a suspension system using a passive damper with that of a suspension system using an MR damper.

• 대한전기학회논문지:시스템및제어부문D
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• 제54권12호
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• pp.698-704
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• 2005

Passive suspensions with fixed design constants are very restrictive in the inherent suspension problem, the trade-off between the ride quality and the suspension travel. Active suspensions are used to solve some drawbacks of passive suspensions. In this paper, we propose a controller design for vehicle active suspensions considering variable driving conditions. Our controller estimates the current driving conditions by detecting the road frequencies gotten from Fourier Transform and decides which factor must be emphasized between the ride quality and the suspension travel. In one case of focusing on the ride quality, we use the skyhook control law and in the other case of focusing on the suspension travel, the double skyhook control law is used. The control law modified by various road situations outputs the reference force value the electro-hydraulic actuator in active suspension system must generate. To track the reference force, we adopt the sliding control law which is very useful in controlling the nonlinear system like the electro-hydraulic actuator.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.158-166
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• 2002

A mathematical model and dynamic characteristics ova continuously variable damper for semi-active suspen- sion systems are investigated. After analyzing the geometry of a typical continuously variable damper, mathematical models fur individual components including piston, orifices, spring, and valves are first derived and then the flow equations for extension and compression strokes are investigated. To verify the developed mathematical model, the dynamic response of the model are simulated using MATLAB/SIMULINK and are compared with experimental results. The proposed model can be used not only for mechanical components design but also for control system design.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.27-38
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• 1994

In this paper, a simplified model of a hydraulic actuator system for a low-band type active suspension system is derived. To reduce the order of model, time constants of each chamber in hydraulic system are neglected except that of an accumulator. And the dynamics of a spool in the pressure control valve is regarded as a first-order system. The step response and the frequency response of the simplified second-order simulation model exhibit a good agreement with those of the actual system as well as those of the tenth-order simulation model. It is possible to simplify the tenth-order model to the second-order one. The low-band type active suspension model is built up by combining of a quarter car model test rig to testify the validity of the simplified model. The experimental results of suspension characteristics show that the simplified second-order hydraulic actuator model is reasonable to describe the dynamics of the actual hydraulic actuator system for a low-band type active suspension system.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.5-10
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• 2006

The objective of this paper is to investigate the Intelligence control characteristics of a digital damper. This paper deals with a two-degree-of-freedom suspension using the damper with ER fluid for a quarter vehicle system. The control law for semi-active suspensions modeled in this study is developed using passive and ANFIS control method. Computer simulation results show that the semi-active suspension with ER damper has good performances of ride quality.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.15-24
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• 2015

상전도흡인식 자기부상열차는 전자석의 전류를 조정하여 차량과 선로 사이의 간극(공극)을 일정하게 유지한다. 이러한 능동현가장치를 사용하는 자기부상열차에 있어서는 다양한 외란에도 불구하고 부상제어기를 이용한 부상공극을 허용하는 범위 내로 유지하는 것이 핵심기술 중의 하나이다. 특히 차량과 유연한 가이드웨이 사이의 동적상호작용에 의해 발생되는 진동은 저속 및 정지상태에서 부상안정성을 방해하는 중요한 요인으로 작용한다. 본 논문에서는 가이드웨이의 유연성에도 강인한 부상제어기를 개발하기 위하여 차량과 유연 가이드웨이 사이의 연성 동역학 모델을 개발하고, 전자석 및 부상제어기도 포함시키는 통합모델링을 제안하였다. 개발된 통합동역학 모델을 이용하여 가이드웨이의 유연성을 고려한 부상공극 시뮬레이션을 수행하였다.