Use of nonlinear asymmetrical shock absorbers in multi-objective optimization of the suspension system in a variety of road excitations

Abstract

In this study, a new method to improve ride comfort, vehicle handling, and workspace was presented in multi-objective optimization using nonlinear asymmetrical dampers. The main aim of this research was to provide suitable passive suspension based on more efficiency and the low cost of the mentioned dampers. Using the model with five degrees of freedom, suspension system parameters were optimized under sinusoidal road excitation. The main functions of the suspension system were chosen as objective functions. In order to better illustrate the impact of each objective functions on the suspension parameters, at first two-objective and finally five-objective were considered in the optimization problem. The obtained results indicated that the optimized viscous coefficients for five-objective optimization lead to 3.58% increase in ride comfort, 0.74% in vehicle handling ability, and 2.20% in workspace changes for the average of forward and rear suspension.