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In this article, a robust ride comfort control scheme for vehicles is proposed in which measurements of the tire deflections are not required. The controller has the property that we can specify a location where the ride comfort will be best. To achieve this end, an estimator for the tire deflections and the road disturbances is proposed. Next, a combined ideal vehicle is designed. In the ideal vehicle, the location where ride comfort will be best can be moved by setting only one design parameter. Finally, a robust tracking controller is developed so that a real vehicle tracks the motion of the combined ideal vehicle.
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This work was presented in part at the 15th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, Oita, Japan, February 4–6, 2010
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Okumura, K., Oya, M. & Wada, H. Robust ride comfort control of vehicles without measurements of tire deflection. Artif Life Robotics 15, 133–137 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-010-0780-0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-010-0780-0