Validation of a Ride Comfort Simulation Strategy on an Electric Stewart Platform for Real Road Driving Applications

In this paper, the validation of the comfort simulation strategy on an electric Stewart Platform under road driving scenarios is explained. First, an introduction to the vibroacoustic comfort theory in passenger cars is presented. Second, the Stewart Platform used for the validation process is explained. Third, the methodology conducted for the validation of a hexapod for ride comfort applications is detailed. Finally, the Stewart Platform has been validated under real world road driving scenarios for the 6 degrees-of-freedom by means of the Vibration Dose Value. The final goal of the validation strategy of the electric Stewart Platform is to perform ride and comfort studies in a driving simulator for the 1–10 Hz frequency range.