Optimal Design and Performance Evaluation of HMDV Inertial Suspension Based on Generalized Skyhook Control

The hub motor driven vehicle (HMDV), due to the increase in unsprung mass and the influence of uneven electromagnetic radial forces from road excitations, results in the deterioration of body acceleration, significantly impacting ride comfort. This seriously impacts ride comfort. However, the inerter proves effective in reducing low-frequency vibrations in body acceleration, and skyhook control significantly enhances ride comfort. To fully exploit the benefits of the inerter, comprehensively elevate skyhook control performance, and effectively counteract the worsening of body acceleration caused by the hub motor, this study integrates skyhook control with an inertial suspension system. This integration markedly improves the suspension’s low-frequency isolation performance, thereby substantially enhancing vehicle ride comfort. Firstly, establish a quarter-vehicle dynamics suspension model based on the Switched Reluctance Motor (SRM) driven wheel motor system. Subsequently, confirm the constraints of two different generalized skyhook inertial suspension structures separately and optimize their parameters to determine the most suitable parameters for each structure. Finally, analyze the impact of these two suspension types on body acceleration to derive the optimal structure. Simulation results demonstrate that, compared to traditional suspensions, the optimized generalized skyhook inertial suspensions reduce the Root Mean Square (RMS) values of body acceleration and suspension working space by 18.8% and 22%, respectively. This reduction is particularly significant in the 0[Formula: see text]2[Formula: see text]Hz frequency range, effectively enhancing ride comfort. It also adequately validates the effective utilization of the advantages of inertial suspensions and skyhook control.