Simulation and Experimental Evaluation on a Skyhook Policy-Based Fuzzy Logic Control for Semi-Active Suspension System

The second international journal is at International Journal of Structural Engineering. Here is the abstract.

Abstract: This paper focuses on performance evaluation of several outer loop controller designs employed in a quarter car suspension featuring a magnetorheological fluid damper. A Magne-Ride damper was employed and its behaviour was investigated in the form of force-displacement and force-velocity characteristics. The non-linear hysteretic behaviour of the damper was modelled using a sixth order polynomial model. Force tracking control was performed to check the force tracking ability of the damper using a PI control. The governing equations of motions were formulated and integrated with skyhook control. Skyhook policy was then adapted in the development of a fuzzy logic control to enhance the ride performance. The performance of fuzzy logic control was compared with the on-off and continuous skyhook control in time domain. The results show that skyhook algorithm-based fuzzy logic control gives better performances than its counterparts.

Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Ubaidillah, Hudha, K. and Jamaluddin, H. (2011) ‘Simulation and experimental evaluation on a skyhook policy-based fuzzy logic control for semi-active suspension system’, Int. J. Structural Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp.243–272.

The full paper can be download at this int-j-structural-engineering-vol-2-no-3-201