Design of a Sliding Mode Observer-Based Fault Tolerant Controller for Automobile Active Suspensions With Parameter Uncertainties and Sensor Faults

This paper presents a sliding mode observer-based fault tolerant controller for a class of active suspension with the parametric uncertainties and sensor faults. First, T-S fuzzy approach is employed to represent the inertial parameters uncertainties and sensor faults, and then an augmented vehicle dynamics model is established. To estimate both system state variables and sensor fault signal simultaneously, a sliding-mode observer is investigated, and the fault tolerant control law is further derived in terms of the estimation of state and state error within Lyapunov theory framework, moreover, the sufficient conditions for the existence of this controller is deduced and solved via a set of linear matrix inequalities. Finally, a complete comparative simulation case is provided to demonstrate the effectiveness and feasibility of the designed control method.