A New Scheme for Semi-active Suspension Control based on BP Neural Network Model of Magnetorheological Damper

Magnetorheological (MR) controllable damping is promising in suspension control and almost commercialized in luxuries. However, the development of MR semi-active control for vehicles is complicated because of the messed interdisciplinary process both in the suspension control and the MR damper control. In this paper, a new scheme of driving control based on BP neural network is proposed to package the MR damper as a black box implementing the strong nonlinearity mapping between the excitation current and damping force by the embedded driver. The sensor also embedded in the MR damper for integrated solution, and a mechanism for tackling the sedimentation problem of the MR damper are also pointed out.