The demand of accurate and real-time dynamics model has recently become critical for implementing effective vibration control in vehicles. The multibody dynamics method provides an appealing alternative for accurate modelling of closed-loop vehicles. In this work, vibration-suppression strategies for a vehicle traversing a bumpy road are proposed, which use a semi-recursive multibody model and a series of control algorithms. First, a 17-degree-of-freedom vehicle is modelled using a semi-recursive multibody method to perform real-time simulation. The vehicle multibody model is verified by using...