APPROXIMATION OPTIMAL VIBRATION FOR NETWORKED NONLINEAR VEHICLE ACTIVE SUSPENSION WITH ACTUATOR TIME DELAY

This paper is concerned with the modelling and vibration control problem for networked nonlinear vehicle active suspension (NNVAS) with actuator time delay. Inserting in-vehicle communication network to active suspension, a novel model for NNVAS is established based on the Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy fusion technology first. By introducing a transformation vector, NNVAS with actuator time delay is reformed as a delay-free nonlinear system. Then, an approximation optimal vibration controller (AOVC) is proposed by using an iterative algorithm, which consists of suspension state item, a road disturbance state item, and a compensated item for nonlinear response. Dependant on the control performance in each iteration, the computability of proposed AOVC is realized. A reduced-order observer is designed to solve the physical unrealizable problem of road disturbances. Finally, compared with the open-loop system and H infinity control scheme without network setting, the capability of improving control performance under AOVC is illustrated.