E. Esmailzadeh et Hd. Taghirad, STATE-FEEDBACK CONTROL FOR PASSENGER RIDE DYNAMICS, Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, 19(4), 1995, pp. 495-507
An analytical investigation of a half-car model with passenger dynamic
s, subjected to random road disturbance, is performed. Two different m
ethods of defining the performance index for optimal controller design
are proposed. Nondeterministic inputs are applied to simulate the roa
d surface conditions more realistically. Results obtained illustrate t
hat using an optimal state-feedback controller, with passenger acceler
ation included in the performance index, would exhibit not only an imp
roved passenger ride comfort, but also, a better road handling and sta
bility.