Modeling and state-preview height control of electronically controlled air suspension system based on experiment

Abstract

In the control of electronically controlled air suspension system (ECAS), the precision and stability of height control are important targets to measure the efficiency. In the control process of an ECAS system, the phenomenon of “overinflation,”“overdeflation,” and frequent inflating and deflating is commonly existed, which is rooted in the hysteresis characteristic of the system. Based on the bench test, the system identification and quantitative performance analysis of solenoid valves and air springs were carried out, and a refined ECAS system model was built. A PID control strategy is optimized and a state-preview height control strategy is established. AMESim and Simulink are used to build the vehicle and controller models. The accuracy of the model is verified by the comparison between the co-simulation and the field test, and the conclusion is drawn that the state preview height control strategy can improve the smoothness of the height control.

Keywords

ECAS state-preview control solenoid valve overinflation and overdeflation static and dynamic modeling co-Simulation

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