Title: Adaptive cabin suspension systems of commercial vehicles: a review of the state-of-art and future trends

Authors: Yukun Lu; Amir Khajepour; Yegang Liu; Ran Zhen

Addresses: Mechatronics Vehicle Systems Laboratory, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, N2L 3G1, Canada ' Mechatronics Vehicle Systems Laboratory, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, N2L 3G1, Canada ' Shandong Meichen Industry Group Co. Ltd., 12001 Mizhoudong Road, Zhucheng, Shandong Province, 262200, China ' Shandong Meichen Industry Group Co. Ltd., 12001 Mizhoudong Road, Zhucheng, Shandong Province, 262200, China

Abstract: This paper reviews past studies on active and semi-active cabin suspension systems of commercial vehicles and highlights future research potentials. The development history of the cabin suspension is firstly introduced. Then, the three standard configurations on the market of the cabin suspension are discussed and compared, known as front, rear, and full cabin suspension systems. After that, an overview of cabin suspension control strategies in the literature is presented. Specifically, skyhook control, various optimal control, road adaptive control, and their combined approaches are discussed and compared. After thoroughly summarising past studies, some research topics which deserve further investigation are introduced.

Keywords: cabin suspension; adaptive suspension; skyhook control; optimal control; road adaptive control; cabin configuration.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHVS.2022.123242

International Journal of Heavy Vehicle Systems, 2022 Vol.29 No.1, pp.33 - 47

Received: 07 Jul 2021
Accepted: 09 Jul 2021

Published online: 06 Jun 2022 *

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