The vibration damping effectiveness of an active seat suspension system and its robustness to varying mass loading

The paper describes the simulated dynamic response of an active vibro-isolating pneumatic suspension seat. Active control of the air-spring force is used to improve its vibro-isolation properties. For the active vibration isolating system described, a triple feedback loop control system was developed and analysed. The system robustness for different load masses was investigated using the verified active seat suspension model. The Seat Effective Amplitude Transmissibility factor (SEAT) and the maximum suspension deflection were used as the seat performance indices.