Passenger body vibration control in active quarter car model using ANFIS based super twisting sliding mode controller

This paper presents passenger body vibration control using an Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) based super twisting sliding mode controller (ASTSMC) in active quarter car system. The proposed quarter car model is having three degrees of freedom composed of passenger body, sprung mass and unsprung mass. The random road profile is generated using ISO 8608 standard. The ride comfort of passenger body is calculated as per ISO 2631-1 standard. The simulation response is studied in time and frequency domain for passenger body acceleration and displacement in quarter car model. The response generated by ASTSMC controller for passenger body vibration suppression is compared with super twisting sliding mode controller and passive suspension system. The graphical and mathematical results proved the superiority of proposed ASTSMC controller in providing best ride comfort and safety to travelling passenger.