This paper introduces a new modification to the continuous skyhook control strategy with adaptive gain to dictate vehicle’s active suspension system. At first the suspension system captures the road profile input over a certain period. Then it calculates the best possible value of the skyhook gain for the later process. Meanwhile the system behaves according to the new modified skyhook control law with an initial or previous value of the skyhook gain. In this paper, the proposed suspension system is compared with passive and other recently reported skyhook controller through an experimental analysis with Quanser active suspension plant. Its performance has been evaluated in terms of ride comfort and road handling performance. The model is validated in accordance to the international standards of admissible acceleration levels ISO2631 and human vibration perception.

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