Improved Vehicle Handling through Wheel-Individual Vertical Actuation in Low-Friction Conditions
Paper in proceeding, 2026
This paper presents the development and validation of a dynamic motion model of an electric bus equipped with a hydro-pneumatic suspension system. The model is validated against experimental data from a real electric bus and is used to evaluate the effects of individual-wheel vertical actuation on vehicle behavior under low-friction road conditions. Simulations and experimental results demonstrate that the proposed model can represent key vehicle dynamics with sufficient accuracy to assess vehicle performance and support the development of safer, more robust suspension systems for electric buses. The study also examines how individual wheel-suspension actuation improves handling and acceleration performance of electric buses.
Hydro-pneumatic Suspension
Wheel vertical actuation
Vehicle Control
Lowfriction conditions
Chassis
Vehicle Dynamics
Author
Nrupathunga Ashok
Volvo Group
Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Systems and control
Esteban Gelso
Volvo Group
Maliheh Sadeghi Kati
Volvo Group
Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Systems and control
Leo Laine
Volvo Group
Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2)
Mats Jonasson
Vehicle Engineering and Autonomous Systems
Jonas Fredriksson
Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Systems and control
Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control (AVEC ’26)
17th International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control AVEC '26
Tsukuba, Japan,
Tsukuba, Japan,
Electrified heavy-duty wheel corner design for optimized motion and force control
Swedish Energy Agency (P2025-01051), 2025-09-01 -- 2029-08-31.
Areas of Advance
Transport
Subject Categories (SSIF 2025)
Vehicle and Aerospace Engineering