Managing the Handling-Comfort Trade-Off of a Quarter Car Suspension System using Active Disturbance Rejection Control and Vyshnegradsky Equation

In this paper, we tackle the handling-comfort conflicting problem of a quarter-car system using Active Disturbance Rejection Control (ADRC). ADRC parameters are tuned using Vyshnegradsky equations which determine the stability criteria of a third order system. To do this, a multi-objective optimization procedure for selection of ADRC observer coefficients is formulated using a genetic algorithm. Suspension deflection and sprung mass acceleration responses are tested to a random road disturbance input. Simulation results show that the compromised solution between handling and comfort can be achieved by introducing the sprung mass acceleration into the feedback loop of ADRC. Using this approach allows for improving the issue of comfort up to 50 percent with just 10 percent worse performance of the issue of handling.