Khajepour, AmirAgrawal, Ankur2017-03-212017-03-212014-04-01http://dx.doi.org/10.4271/2014-01-0052http://hdl.handle.net/10012/11553© SAE,Khajepour, A. and Agrawal, A., "A New Adaptive Controller for Performance Improvement of Automotive Suspension Systems with MR Dampers," SAE Int. J. Passeng. Cars - Mech. Syst. 7(3):959-971, 2014, doi:10.4271/2014-01-0052.A control algorithm is developed for active/semi-active suspensions which can provide more comfort and better handling simultaneously. A weighting parameter is tuned online which is derived from two components - slow and fast adaptation to assign weights to comfort and handling. After establishing through simulations that the proposed adaptive control algorithm can demonstrate a performance better than some controllers in prior-art, it is implemented on an actual vehicle (Cadillac STS) which is equipped with MR dampers and several sensors. The vehicle is tested on smooth and rough roads and over speed bumps.enArticle