Suspension system is considered one of the most important components of modern
automobiles as it is the responsible for the vehicle’s stability, balance and safety. The
presence of robust controller is very necessary in order to ensure full interac
tion between
suspension components and making accurate decisions at the right time. This paper
proposes to design an Extended Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (EANFIS)
controller for suspension system in quarter car model. The proposed controller is used as
decision maker In order to contribute in absorbing shocks caused by bumpy roads, and to
prevent vibrations from reaching the cockpit. Furthermore, it provides stability and
coherence required to reduce the discomfort felt by passengers, which arises from road
roughness, which in turn, improve the road handling. The MATLAB Simulink is used to
simulate the proposed controller with the controlled model and to display the responses of
the controlled model under different types of disturbance. In addition, a comparison
between EANFIS controller, Fuzzy controller and open loop model (passive suspension)
was done with different types of disturbance on order to evaluate the performance of the
proposed model. Controller has shown excelled performance in terms of reducing
displacements, velocity and acceleration.
