Method and system for compensating excessive NVH in a vehicle front suspension

A system for actively damping a front suspension of a vehicle, comprising:

• a sensor configured to sense a vibration in the front suspension;
• an electronic control unit configured to generate a compensation signal to reduce the vibration in the front suspension;
• and
• a motor configured to apply a compensation torque to the front suspension, wherein the compensation torque is based upon the compensation signal,
• wherein the sensor includes at least one of:
• a steering torque sensor, an angle sensor of an electric power steering (EPS) system, or a yaw sensor configured to measure a yaw rate of the vehicle.

A system for actively damping vibration in a front suspension of a vehicle, comprising:

• an electronic control unit configured to generate a compensation signal to compensate the vibration in the front suspension;
• and
• a motor configured to apply a compensation torque to the front suspension, the compensation torque based upon the compensation signal in an active damping mode;
• wherein the system is in the active damping mode in response to satisfaction of a turn-on criteria;
• and
• wherein the turn-on criteria includes both of:
• a steering input shaft vibration being less than a vibration threshold, and a speed of the vehicle being greater than a threshold speed.