• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.235-242
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• 2005

This study introduces the Reliability-Based Design Optimization (RBDO) to enhance the kinematic and compliance (K & C) characteristics of automotive suspension system. In previous studies, the deterministic optimization has been performed to enhance the K & C characteristics. Unfortunately, uncertainties in the real world have not been considered in the deterministic optimization. In the design of suspension system, design variables with the uncertainties, such as the bushing stiffness, have a great influence on the variation of the suspension performances. There is a need to quantify these uncertainties and to apply the RBDO to obtain the design, satisfying the target reliability level. In this research, design variables including uncertainties are dealt as random variables and reliability of the suspension performances, which are related the K & C characteristics, are quantified and the RBDO is performed. The RBD-optimum is compared with the deterministic optimum to verify the enhancement in reliability. Thus, the reliability of the suspension performances is estimated and the RBD-optimum, satisfying the target reliability level, is determined.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.512-518
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• 2003

본 논문에서는 차량시스템의 진동효과를 고려하는 내구평가를 위한 공진내구해석이 수행된다. 공진내구해석을 수행하는데 있어서 주파수응답과 주파수영역의 동하중이 사용된다. 다물체 동역학해석, 유한요소해석 및 피로수명예측기법이 가상내구 평가를 위해 적용된다. 주파수응답과 동하중이력을 얻기 위해 차량 다물체 모델을 이용하여 전형적인 파트홀과 벨지안로를 통과하는 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 수행한다. 공진내구해석기법을 사용하여 승용차의 후방 현가장치에 대한 내구평가를 수행하고 그 결과를 준정적내구해석결과와 비교한다. 본 연구를 통하여 차량 시스템의 공진주파수를 고려한 피로수명을 초기설계 단계에서 효과적으로 평가할 수 있다는 것을 알 수 있다.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제20권B호
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• pp.105-113
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• 2000

Air springs are now widely used in bus or truck suspensions due to their advantages over conventional metal spring as coil or leaf springs. Air springs have soft spring rates, which give better ride quality, and additional leveling system provides constant ride height and maintains almost same vertical natural frequencies. A mathematical model of an air spring suspension system with height control system is constructed and dynamic responses of the suspension system are investigated in the light of leveling valve motion characteristic, vertical motion natural frequency. Also, using a full vehicle model, handling characteristics of an air spring suspension is studied and the results are compared with real test results, which shows good agreements.

• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.749-756
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• 2006

This paper presents a complex stochastic wheelbase preview control method of a motorcycle suspension based on hierarchical modeling method. As usual, a vehicle suspension system is controlled as a whole body. In this method, a motorcycle suspension with five Degrees of Freedom(DOF) is dealt with two local independent 2-DOF suspensions according to the hierarchical modeling method. The central dynamic equations that harmonize local relations are deduced. The vertical and pitch accelerations of the suspension center are treated as center control objects, and two local semi-active control forces can be obtained. In example, a real time Linear Quadratic Gaussian(LQG) algorithm is adopted for the front suspension and the combination of the wheelbase preview and LQG control method is designed for the rear suspension. The results of simulation show that the control strategy has less calculating time and is convenient to adopt different control strategies for front and rear suspensions. The method proposed in this paper provides a new way for the vibration control of multi-wheel vehicles.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.287-293
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 능동 현가장치의 해석 및 설계에 지능형 강인제어 이론을 적용하여 현가장치설계에 응용 할 수 있는 이론 및 실험적 제어장치 적용에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 최근의 현가장치설계에서는 강성과 감쇠를 능동적으로 제어하는 기술의 적용이 일반화되고 있으며, 다른 차량안정성제어장치와의 연계성이 높아짐에 따라, 제어시스템설계에서 보다 내구성이 강하고 제어효과의 응답성이 빠르며 정도 또한 높은 제어장치의 필요성이 요구되고 있다. 본 연구는 전륜 및 후륜의 위치와 주행속도관계에 따른 능동현가시스템을 해석하여 위와 같은 빠른 응답성과 높은 정도의 제어가 가능한 제어시스템을 해석, 설계하기 위하여 지능형 제어시스템의 적용에 관한 고찰을 하였다. 그리고 제어대상시스템에 대한 지능형 제어시스템을 설계하기 위한 모델링 및 적용방법을 수식적으로 해석하였으며, 능동 현가장치의 제어시스템설계에 중요한 내외란성 향상을 위한 지능형 강인제어시스템설계에 적용하는 방법에 관해 고찰하였다.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2005년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.209-212
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• 2005

The look-ahead preview control with the use of limited bandwidth active suspensions is presented. Both a linearized racked vehicle model and a complex nonlinear model based on a commercial multibody dynamic program are used to verify the performance of preview control. The performance of the preview control system is evaluated on the ride quality which is estimated from the acceleration of the driver position. Due to the practical advantages associated with the use of limited bandwidth active control in comparison with full bandwidth systems, the results are considered important to the future development of active tracked vehicle suspensions.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.65-71
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• 2017

This work presents a comparative work on the ride comfort of a quarter car suspension system between two different magneto-rheological (MR) dampers; one is conventional type without bypass hole and the other is featured by several bypass holes in the piston. As a first step, two different MR dampers are designed on the basis of the governing equation and manufactured with same geometric dimensions except the bypass holes. After investigating the field-dependent damping properties, two dampers are installed to the quarter car suspension system. The suspension model is then derived and a sky-hook controller is implemented to identify vibration control performance under random road. It is shown that the suspension system with MR damper featured by the bypass holes can provide much better ride quality than the case without the bypass holes. This is validated via experimental implementation.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.160-166
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 주행하는 도로면의 단면 형상 정보를 이용하는 RPS 시스템과 다원형 감쇠 특성을 가지는 MSD 시스템을 기반으로 예견 제어 알고리즘을 적용한 지능형 현가 시스템을 제안하고, 그 결과를 제시하였다. 자동차의 과도한 진동과 조종 불안정성을 유발하는 대표적인 외란 입력은 주행하는 도로면에 돌출되거나 함몰된 불규칙한 주행 장애물이다. 이러한 장애물의 존재 유무만이 아니라 그 형상에 대한 정보를 안다면 이를 활용하여 제어 성능을 개선시킬 수 있다. 선행 연구 결과를 바탕으로 하여, 상용성을 고려한 구조화된 작동 시스템을 적용한 응용 연구를 수행하였다. 이를 위해 RPS 시스템과 예견 제어 기법을 기반으로 한 제어 알고리즘과 다차원화된 감쇠 특성을 가지는 MSD 시스템 간의 스위칭 알고리즘을 개발, 연계성을 제시하였다. 실차 적용성을 파악하기 위하여, 제안된 제어 프레임을 전차량 모델에 구현하여 시뮬레이션을 수행하였다. 구조적 간결성을 목표로 적용된 3-DS 작동기 시스템과 결합된 전자제어식 현가 시스템을 통하여 탑승자의 승차감과 차체의 조종 안정성을 효과적으로 개선할 수 있음과 제 시스템의 유용성을 확인하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.1-19
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• 2003

This paper presents the formulation of a new bridge-vehicle system with validation using the field data. Both pitching and twisting modes of the vehicle are considered in the contribution of the dynamic effects in the bridge responses. A heavy vehicle was hired as a control vehicle with known axle weight, axle spacing and spring coefficients. The measured responses were generated from the control vehicle running at a particular speed at a test span at Ma Tau Wai Flyover. The measured responses were acquired using strain gauges installed beneath the girder beams of the test bridge. The simulated responses were generated using BRVEAN that is a self-developed program based on the proposed bridge-vehicle system. The validation shows that the bridge model is valid for representing the test bridge and the governing equations are valid for representing the motion of moving vehicles.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.127-134
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• 2000

This paper presents the development of a semi-active seat damper using MR fluids and the performance analysis of seat suspension system with a MR seat damper. An annular orifice type MR seat damper is proposed for a seat suspension of a commercial vehicle. After formulating the governing equation of motion, then an appropriate size of the seat damper is designed and manufactured. Following the evaluation of field-dependant damping force characteristics, the controllability of the damping force is experimentally demonstrated in time domain by adopting PID controller. A semi-active seat suspension with the proposed MR damper is constructed and its dynamic model is established. Subsequently, vibration control capability of the semi-active suspension system is investigated by employing the sky-hook controller.