HO CHI MINH UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLODY AND EDUCATION
FACULTY FOR HIGH QUALITY TRAINING

GRADUATION THESIS

MODELING, SIMULATING AND ASSESSING ACTIVE
SUSPENSION SYSTEM OF HALF-CAR MODEL
STUDENT NAME:
STUDENT ID
NGUYEN TRONG VU
19145006
NGUYEN HOANG VU
19145135
School year:
2019 - 2023
Major:
Automotive Engineering Technology
SUPERVISOR:
Ph.D NGUYEN MANH CUONG

Ho Chi Minh city, July 2023

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hesis successfully accomplished its objectives of
modeling, simulating, and assessing the PID controller-based active suspension system
for a half-car model. The simulation results and analysis provided valuable insights into
the performance of the active suspension system and its superiority over semi-active and
passive suspension systems.
It is worth noting that further research can be conducted to optimize the PID
controller parameters and explore advanced control algorithms to improve the active
suspension systems performance even further. Additionally, conducting physical
experiments and real-world testing can validate the simulation results and provide more
accurate insights into the systems behavior.
In conclusion, this study contributes to the field of automotive engineering by
demonstrating the effectiveness of a PID controller-based active suspension system in
enhancing ride comfort, stability, and vehicle dynamics. The findings and

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recommendations presented in this thesis can serve as a foundation for future research
and development in the field of suspension systems, leading to advancements in vehicle
safety, comfort, and performance.

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REFERENCES
1. Avesh, Mohd. and Srivastava, R. (2012) ‘Modeling simulation and control of active
suspension system in MATLAB Simulink Environment’, 2012 Students Conference on
Engineering and Systems [Preprint]. doi:10.1109/sces.2012.6199124.
2. Ben, L.Z., Hasbullah, F. and Faris, F.W. (2014) ‘A comparative ride performance of
passive, semi-active and active suspension systems for off-road vehicles using half car
model’, International Journal of Heavy Vehicle Systems, 21(1), p. 26.
doi:10.1504/ijhvs.2014.057827.
3. Bhise, A.R. et al. (2016) ‘Comparison between passive and semi-active suspension
system using MATLAB/Simulink’, IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil
Engineering, 13(04), pp. 01–06. doi:10.9790/1684-1304010106.
4. Gandhi, P., Adarsh, S. and Ramachandran, K.I. (2017) ‘Performance analysis of half
car suspension model with 4 DOF using PID, LQR, Fuzzy and ANFIS controllers’,
Procedia Computer Science, 115, pp. 2–13. doi:10.1016/j.procs.2017.09.070.
5. Kazemi, R., Azadi, S. and Nedamani, H.R. (2021) Vehicle Dynamics and control.
Elsevier.
6. Kunya, A.B. and Ata, A.A. (2015) ‘Half car suspension system integrated with PID
Controller’, ECMS 2015 Proceedings edited by: Valeri M. Mladenov, Petia Georgieva,
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