Active Anti-Roll Bar Control

April 2021 - Present

The objective of this project is to develop a controller for an active anti-roll bar (ARB) to eliminate body roll in a vehicle using a linearized 14 DOF model of the vehicle suspension dynamics and a full-state feedback (pole placement) control algorithm.

Active ARB: Text

Methodology

The suspension and vehicle dynamics of the vehicle were modeled as a 14 degree of freedom model in MATLAB.

As this dynamic model is highly non-linear, the model was linearized about an operating point using the Jacobian method.

Using the state-space form of the vehicle model, a full-state feedback controller was designed (in MATLAB) to actively control an ARB to reduce body roll.

Active ARB: Text

See the full project presentation below:

Active ARB: Text