# US 11,999,211 B2 · Vehicle active suspension inertia regulation method based on wheel supporting force, and control system

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- Number: US 11,999,211 B2
- Document ID: US11999211B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/320,230
- Filed: 2023-05-19
- Published: 2023-09-14
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2021-06-26
- Assignees: Yanshan University
- Applicants: Yanshan University
- Inventors: Dingxuan Zhao; Shuang Liu; Mingde Gong; Zhuxin Zhang; Zhiguo Sun; Bin Yang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11999211B2

## CPC

- B60G 17/0164: {mainly during accelerating or braking}
- B60G 17/056: Regulating distributors or valves {for hydropneumatic systems}(B60G17/044 - B60G17/048, {B60G17/0416} take precedence; {Fluid interconnection systems to control vehicle inclination B60G21/06, B60G21/10}; valves per se F16K)
- B60G 17/0155: {pneumatic unit}
- B60G 17/0165: to an external condition, e.g. rough road surface, side wind
- B60G 17/018: characterised by the use of a specific signal treatment or control method
- B60G 17/01933: {Velocity, e.g. relative velocity-displacement sensors}
- B60G 2202/242: Pneumatic damper
- B60G 2202/413: Hydraulic actuator
- B60G 2400/0511: Roll angle
- B60G 2400/0512: Pitch angle
- B60G 2400/104: lateral or transversal with regard to vehicle
- B60G 2400/106: longitudinal with regard to vehicle, e.g. braking
- B60G 2400/25: Stroke; Height; Displacement
- B60G 2400/252: vertical
- B60G 2400/64: Wheel forces, e.g. on hub, spindle or bearing
- B60G 2500/30: Height or ground clearance
- B60G 2600/09: Feedback signal
- B60G: VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles B60V; {cycle suspensions B62K25/00})

## Abstract

An inertial regulation method and control system of vehicle active suspension based on a supporting force of each wheel comprises an inner loop control and an outer loop control. The inner loop control is to calculate, according to the dynamics, a theoretical supporting force of each wheel when the vehicle is driving on a virtual slope plane with a 6-dimensional acceleration and a pitch angle measured by an inertial measurement unit; compare the theoretical supporting force with the measured supporting force of each wheel; and control the expansion of each suspension cylinder according to the difference value, so that the supporting force of each wheel changes according to the theoretical supporting force. The outer loop control is to control each suspension cylinder for the same expansion of displacement, so that the average value of all the suspension cylinder strokes tends to a median value.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An inertial regulation method for active suspension based on a supporting force of each wheel, wherein the method comprises:
adjusting the supporting force of each wheel and controlling expansion of each suspension cylinder to control a resultant force received by a vehicle in a vertical direction, so that respective resultant torques around a longitudinal axis and a horizontal axis passing through a center of mass are equal to zero;
keeping the center of mass of the vehicle moving along a straight line or smooth curve; and
keeping an attitude of the vehicle stable;
wherein the inertial regulation method further comprises an inner loop control step and an outer loop control step, wherein the inner loop control step is used to control the supporting force of each wheel, and the outer loop control step is used to control an average value of all suspension cylinder strokes, the inner loop control step and the outer loop control step are independent of each other and have no coupling relationship;
wherein the outer loop control step comprises: calculating the average value of all the suspension cylinder strokes based on each measured suspension cylinder stroke, comparing the average value of all the suspension cylinder strokes with a median value of the suspension cylinder strokes, taking the difference thereof as a target displacement, and controlling each suspension cylinder for the same expansion of displacement, so that the average value of all the suspension cylinder strokes tends to the median value.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The inertial regulation method according to claim 1, wherein the inner loop control step comprises, calculating according to the dynamics, a theoretical supporting force Wi that each wheel should bear when the vehicle is driving on a virtual slope plane with a 6-dimensional acceleration, pitch angle and roll angle measured by an inertial measurement unit, which is taken as a control target value of supporting force of each wheel; comparing the theoretical supporting force with the measured supporting force WiC of each wheel; and inputting the difference ΔWi=Wi−WiC thereof to a servo controller as an adjustment quantity to control the expansion of the suspension cylinder, so that the supporting force of each wheel changes according to the theoretical supporting force Wi wherein i=1, 2, . . . m, m is the number of wheels.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The inertial regulation method according to claim 1, wherein the inner loop control step and outer loop control step are finally realized by controlling the displacement of each suspension cylinder, the displacement of each suspension cylinder in the inner loop control step and the displacement of each suspension cylinder in the outer loop control step are superimposed together at an input end of the servo controller of each suspension cylinder.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

A control system applying the inertial regulation method vehicle active suspension based on a supporting force of each wheel according to claim 2, wherein the system comprises a vehicle body (1), m wheels (2-1, 2-2, . . . , 2-m), an inertial measurement unit (3), suspension cylinders (4-1, 4-2, . . . , 4-m) corresponding to the wheels and displacement sensors (5-1, 5-2, . . . , 5-m) and supporting force sensors (6-1, 6-2, . . . , 6-m), servo controllers (7-1, 7-2, . . . , 7-m), and an electronic control unit (8), wherein the displacement sensors (5-1, 5-2, . . . , 5-m) and the supporting force sensors (6-1, 6-2, . . . , 6-m) are respectively installed in the suspension cylinders (4-1, 4-2, . . . , 4-m) and are used to measure the stroke and supporting force of each suspension cylinder; the electronic control unit (8) is communicatively connected with the inertial measurement unit (3), the displacement sensors (5-1, 5-2, . . . , 5-m) and the supporting force sensors (6-1, 6-2, . . . , 6-m) on the suspension cylinders and the servo controllers (7-1, 7-2, . . . , 7-m); the servo controllers (7-1, 7-2, . . . , 7-m) are respectively connected with the suspension cylinders (4-1, 4-2, . . . , 4-m) to drive the suspension cylinders.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The control system according to claim 4, wherein the supporting force sensors are installed at positions where the suspension cylinders are connected with the vehicle body; or a supporting force sensor is installed on each of a rod cavity loop and a rod-free cavity loop of the suspension oil cylinder/gas cylinder.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A control system applying the inertial regulation method according to claim 1, wherein the system comprises a vehicle body (1), m wheels (2-1, 2-2, . . . , 2-m), an inertial measurement unit (3), suspension cylinders (4-1, 4-2, . . . , 4-m) corresponding to the wheels and displacement sensors (5-1, 5-2, . . . , 5-m) and supporting force sensors (6-1, 6-2, . . . , 6-m), servo controllers (7-1, 7-2, . . . , 7-m), and an electronic control unit (8), wherein the displacement sensors (5-1, 5-2, . . . , 5-m) and the supporting force sensors (6-1, 6-2, . . . , 6-m) are respectively installed in the suspension cylinders (4-1, 4-2, . . . , 4-m) and are used to measure the stroke and supporting force of each suspension cylinder; the electronic control unit (8) is communicatively connected with the inertial measurement unit (3), the displacement sensors (5-1, 5-2, . . . , 5-m) and the supporting force sensors (6-1, 6-2, . . . , 6-m) on the suspension cylinders and the servo controllers (7-1, 7-2, . . . , 7-m); the servo controllers (7-1, 7-2, . . . , 7-m) are respectively connected with the suspension cylinders (4-1, 4-2, . . . , 4-m) to drive the suspension cylinders.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The control system according to claim 6, wherein the supporting force sensors are installed at positions where the suspension cylinders are connected with the vehicle body; or a supporting force sensor is installed on each of a rod cavity loop and a rod-free cavity loop of the suspension oil cylinder/gas cylinder.

### Claim 8 (depends on 3)

A control system applying the inertial regulation method according to claim 3, wherein the system comprises a vehicle body (1), m wheels (2-1, 2-2, . . . , 2-m), an inertial measurement unit (3), suspension cylinders (4-1, 4-2, . . . , 4-m) corresponding to the wheels and displacement sensors (5-1, 5-2, . . . , 5-m) and supporting force sensors (6-1, 6-2, . . . , 6-m), servo controllers (7-1, 7-2, . . . , 7-m), and an electronic control unit (8), wherein the displacement sensors (5-1, 5-2, . . . , 5-m) and the supporting force sensors (6-1, 6-2, . . . , 6-m) are respectively installed in the suspension cylinders (4-1, 4-2, . . . , 4-m) and are used to measure the stroke and supporting force of each suspension cylinder; the electronic control unit (8) is communicatively connected with the inertial measurement unit (3), the displacement sensors (5-1, 5-2, . . . , 5-m) and the supporting force sensors (6-1, 6-2, . . . , 6-m) on the suspension cylinders and the servo controllers (7-1, 7-2, . . . , 7-m); the servo controllers (7-1, 7-2, . . . , 7-m) are respectively connected with the suspension cylinders (4-1, 4-2, . . . , 4-m) to drive the suspension cylinders.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The control system according to claim 8, wherein the supporting force sensors are installed at positions where the suspension cylinders are connected with the vehicle body; or a supporting force sensor is installed on each of a rod cavity loop and a rod-free cavity loop of the suspension oil cylinder/gas cylinder.