Automobile passenger comfort assured through LQG/LQR active suspension

JVC/Journal of Vibration and Control

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 603-618

  Taghirad, Hamid D ^a   Esmailzadeh, E ^b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active suspension; Observer based control; Passengar dynamics; Ride comfort

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032399941     PISSN: 10775463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107754639800400504     Document Type: Article

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