Laboratory Testing of Active Electromagnetic Near Constant Force Suspension (NCFS) Concept on Subscale Four Corner, Full Vehicle Test-Rig

D. A. Weeks; J. H. Beno; D. A. Bresie; A. M. Guenin

doi:10.4271/971088

1997-02-24

Laboratory Testing of Active Electromagnetic Near Constant Force Suspension (NCFS) Concept on Subscale Four Corner, Full Vehicle Test-Rig 971088

In March of 1995, the University of Texas at Austin Center for Electromechanics (UT-CEM) began work on developing active suspension control algorithms for four-wheeled, off-road, rough terrain, vehicles. To serve as a test platform to validate simulations, a four corner test-rig, representing a military HMMWV at one third scale, was designed and fabricated. Multiwheel control algorithms were developed, based on single wheel concepts previously described in SAE publications. The four-wheel test-rig performance compared well with single wheel test-rig performance, showing that the active suspension concepts developed by UT-CEM, which do not require advanced terrain knowledge (i.e., no “look-ahead”), are compatible with full vehicle control.

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Laboratory Testing of Active Electromagnetic Near Constant Force Suspension (NCFS) Concept on Subscale Four Corner, Full Vehicle Test-Rig 971088

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