Suspension systems are of great importance to ride comfort, handing and safety of road vehicles. Unsurprisingly, the design of suspension systems has attracted considerable attentions during the past few decades. Compared with passive suspensions, active and semi-active suspension systems have the capacity to improve the compromise between ride, stability and handling by adjusting suspension damping in real time. Active and semi-active suspensions are expected to become an integral part of future vehicles, beyond the production vehicles that have already adopted them. The proliferation of such advanced systems is aided by the customer demand for improved vehicles, the broad availability of electronics and controllers in most automobiles and the emergence of electric vehicles with novel propulsions such as in-wheel independent electric drives.
The aim of this special issue is to document some of the recent advances in active and semi-active suspension research and development. Of particular interest are papers that are devoted to the most innovative design and control of advanced suspension systems with vehicular applications.
Suggested topics for submission are:
- Active and semi-active suspensions modelling and/or experimental analysis
- Novel control strategies
- Suspension system integration and cost control
- System reliability and life testing analysis
- Integration of advanced suspensions with other controllable systems, such as ESC, ABC, PTC, etc.
- Off-roading application of active and semi-active systems
Important Dates
Submission of full paper before: 30 May, 2014
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