Design of nonlinear controllers for active vehicle suspensions using parameter-varying control synthesis

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 351-370

  Fialho, Ian J ^a   Balas, Gary J ^b  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; MACHINE COMPONENTS; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; RIDING QUALITIES; TIME VARYING CONTROL SYSTEMS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ACTIVE VEHICLE SUSPENSION; NONLINEAR CONTROLLERS; ROAD ADAPTIVE SUSPENSIONS; SUSPENSION DEFLECTION;

AUTOMOBILE SUSPENSIONS;

EID: 0033746584     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/0042-3114(200005)33:5;1-Q;FT351     Document Type: Article

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