I’m not aware of an analog for Integral control in standard bike/car suspension. Integral control is steady state loss minimization, and the precise steady state position isn’t a big deal for most suspension systems. An exception could be “air ride” suspensions, where once the driver has “keyed in” a 1’ clearance target, the car could adjust the air levels to maintain that despite changes in load (person gets in, car drops due to gravity, air pressure increases until 1’ clearance is regained). I am not sure if this is how such systems work in practice.
But yes, I couldn’t imagine a CS education without controls. My intro CS class in college explored controls in some depth and I took a follow up class. Some of the most incredible things I’ve created were control systems, and it’s one of the primary classes I think of when people ask about the merits of a college education.
Like I said, the analogy isn’t perfect. However, I’d argue that rebound damping is loosely analogous to integral control, because half of it’s purpose is to control how much “pack down” you get, which is the suspension terminology for failure to return to the right steady state quickly enough. Too little rebound damping and you get overshoot, too much rebound damping, and your steady state drifts (integrates) away from nominal and your suspension performance can suffer or even fail.
But yes, I couldn’t imagine a CS education without controls. My intro CS class in college explored controls in some depth and I took a follow up class. Some of the most incredible things I’ve created were control systems, and it’s one of the primary classes I think of when people ask about the merits of a college education.