In recent years there has been a growing demand for electronically controlled suspensions in rail vehicles. Active car body tilting as well as active or semi-active suspension control have been implemented successfully by industry. This paper describes the development of a suspension control technology which integrates active tilting, active lateral positioning and semi-active damping of a rail vehicle's car body. The focus is on computer simulation as well as on hardware development.
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