Research into Ride Comfort Using Triple Skyhook Control

- Proposal of Skyhook Control through Sprung Acceleration, Velocity, and Displacement Feedback -

Abstract

Various ride comfort control methods using suspension control devices have been proposed. This paper describes research into a simple control law that uses only sprung acceleration sensors to effectively reduce disturbance inputs over a wide frequency range by applying skyhook control to the sprung mass using three elements instead of just the dampers: the dampers, springs, and inerters. Reflecting the number of elements, this control is called the triple skyhook control.