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In this paper, a multi-mode active seat suspension with a single actuator is proposed and built. A one-DOF seat suspension system is modelled based on a quarter car model of commercial vehicle with an actuator which is comprised of a DC motor and a gear reducer. Aiming at improving ride comfort and reducing energy consumption, a multi-mode controller is established. According to the seat vertical acceleration and suspension dynamic travel signals, control strategies switch between three modes: active drive mode, energy harvesting mode and plug breaking mode.

Steering returnability is an important index for evaluating vehicle handling performance. A systematic method is presented in this paper to reduce the high yaw rate residue and the steering response time for a light duty truck in the steering return test. The vehicle multibody model is established in ADAMS, which takes into consideration of the frictional loss torque and hydraulically assisted steering property in the steering mechanism, since the friction, which exists in steering column, spherical joint, steering universal joint, and steering gear, plays an important role in vehicle returnability performance. The accuracy of the vehicle model is validated by road test and the key parameters are determined by executing the sensitivity analysis, which shows the effect of each design parameter upon returnability performance.

In the paper, the kinematics model and a mathematical optimization model for the multi-axle steering system of heavy-duty vehicle are established based on the mechanism kinematics analysis. A new weight function is designed considering the probability of steering angle. Takes 10×8 heavy-duty vehicle as an example, the parameters of multi-axle steering system are optimized. The result shows that the result with weight function has better effect than other conditions. We also develop mechanism kinematics analysis and simulation software. The work in the paper will help to guide the design of steering system of multi-axle steering heavy-duty vehicle.