A priority-based suspension control apparatus includes a priority queue scheduler configured to receive forward situation information of a road, determine a priority of a forward situation that influences behavior of a vehicle, and generate a schedule for controlling a suspension system, according to the determined priority; and a suspension system control module configured to control, at a suspension system control start point before a designated control section is reached, the suspension system according to a suspension control mode outputted on the basis of the schedule generated according to the priority of the forward situation by the priority queue scheduler.

A method of on-demand energy delivery to an active suspension system is disclosed. The suspension system includes an actuator body, a hydraulic pump, an electric motor, a plurality of sensors, an energy storage facility, and a controller. The method includes disposing an active suspension system in a vehicle between a wheel mount and a vehicle body, detecting a wheel event requiring control of the active suspension; and sourcing energy from the energy storage facility and delivering it to the electric motor in response to the wheel event.