Development of an active suspension system for a Mercedes-Benz coach (O404)

Author

Becker, Michael ; Jäker, Karl-Peter ; Frühauf, Frank ; Rutz, Rüdiger

Author_Institution

Mechatronics Lab., Paderborn, Germany

fYear

1996

Firstpage

146

Lastpage

151

Abstract

Coach active suspension system design must meet requirements for comfort and safety, and technical requirements. A hydropneumatic system was taken to be the most appropriate spring system. In a hydropneumatic strut, spring and damper elements are replaced by hydraulic ones, the flat spiral spring being replaced by a hydraulic accumulator and an actuator with the damper being replaced by a throttle and an actuator. The stabilizer is abolished altogether. After the statical properties were established a dynamical model of the entire coach, including active components, was made up helping to verify further dynamical loads and demands relating to control engineering. The article describes the design process

Keywords

control system CAD; damping; hydraulic control equipment; pneumatic control equipment; road vehicles; Mercedes-Benz coach; O404; active suspension system development; actuator; comfort; control engineering; dynamical model; hydraulic accumulator; hydropneumatic strut; hydropneumatic system; safety; spring system; stabilizer; statical properties; throttle; Acceleration; Actuators; Control systems; Damping; Roads; Sensor systems; Valves; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicle safety; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer-Aided Control System Design, 1996., Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Dearborn, MI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3032-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CACSD.1996.555252

Filename

555252