A Laboratory Automotive Suspension Test Rig: Design, Implementation and Integration.

In the present paper, a laboratory test rig is designed and constructed at Hashemite University to study and analyze the effects of road terrains on automotive suspension systems. It is also used to study and analyze the nonlinear dynamic behavior of suspension systems. The proposed experimental suspension setup facilitates testing and validating various identification and controller designs. Hence, a useful educational, training, and research tool is introduced to emulate the effects of wide range of realistic road conditions on automotive suspension systems, while rapidly measuring, recording, and analyzing system variables. It should be noted that the focus of this paper is on the design and construction of a laboratory automotive suspension system test rig. Experimental testing is intended to be conducted in the future to practically demonstrate the performance of vehicular suspension under different operating modes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]