Survey of Advanced Suspension Developments and Related Optimal Control Applications

Automatica

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1781-1817

  Hrovat, D ^a  

^a FORD RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active and semi active vehicle suspensions; Automotive control; Optimal control; Ride comfort

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; AUTOMOBILE SUSPENSIONS; LINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; RIDING QUALITIES; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

ACTIVE VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS; LINEAR QUADRATIC CONTROL; SEMI ACTIVE VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS;

OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031245931     PISSN: 00051098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-1098(97)00101-5     Document Type: Article

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