scholarly journals Stability Control for Vehicle Dynamic Management with Multi-Objective Fuzzy Continuous Damping Control

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (21) ◽  
pp. 7923
Author(s):  
Xu Zhang ◽  
Chuanxue Song ◽  
Shixin Song ◽  
Jingwei Cao ◽  
Silun Peng ◽  
...  

Vehicle dynamic management (VDM) is a vehicle chassis integrated control system based on electronic stability program (ESP) and continuous damping control (CDC) that has been developed in recent years. In this work, the ideal yaw angle rate and sideslip angle of the mass center are calculated deriving an ideal monorail model with two degrees of freedom. Then, a direct yaw moment proportional-integral-differential control strategy for ESP is proposed as the foundation of VDM. In addition, a multi-objective fuzzy continuous damping control (MFCDC) is proposed to achieve comfort, handling stability, and rollover prevention. The effect of the MFCDC strategy is analyzed and verified through a sine wave steer input test, double line change test, and fishhook test. The results indicate that MFCDC-ESP has a significant advantage in preventing rollover. MFCDC-ESP can maintain the optimized distribution of damping force through its own compensation under possible instability and predict the critical stable state to some extent. MFCDC-ESP exhibits strong real-time sensitivity to the control state of the damping force of each wheel. Hence, it can ensure the comfort of passengers under good driving conditions and exert strong adaptability and control effects under extreme working conditions.

Author(s):  
Yunqing Zhang ◽  
Si Gao ◽  
Lingyang Li ◽  
Liping Chen ◽  
Jingzhou Yang ◽  
...  

Vehicle stability control system can enhance the vehicle stability and handling in the emergency situations through the control of traction and braking forces at the individual wheels. This paper presents a Fuzzy synthesis control strategy with an ideal 2-DOF linear model and optimization of the control parameters. The control strategy consists of Fuzzy control of two control objectives (yaw velocity ω and sideslip angle β). Fuzzy functions can adjust and control these two objectives and through Matlab Fuzzy control unit & ADAMS multi-body vehicle dynamic model we obtain optimized simulation. The co-simulation scenario is on iced road with a single sine steering angle input and in a high speed. The control parameters are optimized and analyzed by a combined optimization algorithm (Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Nonlinear Programming Quadratic Line search (NLPQL) method) combined with response surface model (RSM). The simulation results show that the handling stability and safety of the vehicle can be enhanced by the Fuzzy control method that can adapt complex road and driving conditions.


2011 ◽  
Vol 403-408 ◽  
pp. 5107-5111
Author(s):  
Chang Gao Xia ◽  
Ji Lei Wang

Electronic Stability Program (ESP) has become the focus of the study in the field of automotive active safety and chassis control in recent years, which was developed from ABS and TCS. ESP mainly works through adjusting the size and the distribution of the longitudinal tire force. ESP can make vehicle produce effective yaw moment to restrain oversteering or understeering, However, ESP is a typical nonlinear, time-delay, time-varying parameter system and its mathematical model is very complex. It is difficult to design the control model by traditional control theory. Fuzzy control does not depend on a precise mathematical model. It is employed to handle complicated questions of nonlinear dynamics. First, in this paper, the7-DOF of vehicle dynamics model based on the H. B. Pacejka tyre model (magic formula) and vehicle reference model were established by using the MATLAB/SIMULINK. Then by using fuzzy control principle to direct at the nonlinear, time varying characteristics of the ESP system, a controller of yaw rate based on fuzzy control was designed. An analysis of the simulation results of J-turn and lane change on slippery road surface shows that the present stability control system based on the yaw rate is effective in maintaining the yaw rate and the sideslip angle within the optimal range, thus improving the vehicle stability.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Kun Yang ◽  
Danxiu Dong ◽  
Chao Ma ◽  
Zhaoxian Tian ◽  
Yile Chang ◽  
...  

Tire longitudinal forces of electrics vehicle with four in-wheel-motors can be adjusted independently. This provides advantages for its stability control. In this paper, an electric vehicle with four in-wheel-motors is taken as the research object. Considering key factors such as vehicle velocity and road adhesion coefficient, the criterion of vehicle stability is studied, based on phase plane of sideslip angle and sideslip-angle rate. To solve the problem that the sideslip angle of vehicles is difficult to measure, an algorithm for estimating the sideslip angle based on extended Kalman filter is designed. The control method for vehicle yaw moment based on sliding-mode control and the distribution method for wheel driving/braking torque are proposed. The distribution method takes the minimum sum of the square for wheel load rate as the optimization objective. Based on Matlab/Simulink and Carsim, a cosimulation model for the stability control of electric vehicles with four in-wheel-motors is built. The accuracy of the proposed stability criterion, the algorithm for estimating the sideslip angle and the wheel torque control method are verified. The relevant research can provide some reference for the development of the stability control for electric vehicles with four in-wheel-motors.


Machines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Rongchao Jiang ◽  
Zhenchao Jin ◽  
Dawei Liu ◽  
Dengfeng Wang

In order to reduce the negative effect of lightweighting of suspension components on vehicle dynamic performance, the control arm and torsion beam widely used in front and rear suspensions were taken as research objects for studying the lightweight design method of suspension components. Mesh morphing technology was employed to define design variables. Meanwhile, the rigid–flexible coupling vehicle model with flexible control arm and torsion beam was built for vehicle dynamic simulations. The total weight of control arm and torsion beam was taken as optimization objective, as well as ride comfort and handling stability performance indexes. In addition, the fatigue life, stiffness, and modal frequency of control arm and torsion beam were taken as the constraints. Then, Kriging model and NSGA-II were adopted to perform the multi-objective optimization of control arm and torsion beam for determining the lightweight scheme. By comparing the optimized and original design, it indicates that the weight of the optimized control arm and torsion beam are reduced 0.505 kg and 1.189 kg, respectively, while structural performance and vehicle performance satisfy the design requirement. The proposed multi-objective optimization method achieves a remarkable mass reduction, and proves to be feasible and effective for lightweight design of suspension components.


Author(s):  
Jong-Hwa Yoon ◽  
Huei Peng

Knowing vehicle sideslip angle accurately is critical for active safety systems such as Electronic Stability Control (ESC). Vehicle sideslip angle can be measured through optical speed sensors, or dual-antenna GPS. These measurement systems are costly (∼$5k to $100k), which prohibits wide adoption of such systems. This paper demonstrates that the vehicle sideslip angle can be estimated in real-time by using two low-cost single-antenna GPS receivers. Fast sampled signals from an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) compensate for the slow update rate of the GPS receivers through an Extended Kalman Filter (EKF). Bias errors of the IMU measurements are estimated through an EKF to improve the sideslip estimation accuracy. A key challenge of the proposed method lies in the synchronization of the two GPS receivers, which is achieved through an extrapolated update method. Analysis reveals that the estimation accuracy of the proposed method relies mainly on vehicle yaw rate and longitudinal velocity. Experimental results confirm the feasibility of the proposed method.


Author(s):  
Chenyu Zhou ◽  
Liangyao Yu ◽  
Yong Li ◽  
Jian Song

Accurate estimation of sideslip angle is essential for vehicle stability control. For commercial vehicles, the estimation of sideslip angle is challenging due to severe load transfer and tire nonlinearity. This paper presents a robust sideslip angle observer of commercial vehicles based on identification of tire cornering stiffness. Since tire cornering stiffness of commercial vehicles is greatly affected by tire force and road adhesion coefficient, it cannot be treated as a constant. To estimate the cornering stiffness in real time, the neural network model constructed by Levenberg-Marquardt backpropagation (LMBP) algorithm is employed. LMBP is a fast convergent supervised learning algorithm, which combines the steepest descent method and gauss-newton method, and is widely used in system parameter estimation. LMBP does not rely on the mathematical model of the actual system when building the neural network. Therefore, when the mathematical model is difficult to establish, LMBP can play a very good role. Considering the complexity of tire modeling, this study adopted LMBP algorithm to estimate tire cornering stiffness, which have simplified the tire model and improved the estimation accuracy. Combined with neural network, A time-varying Kalman filter (TVKF) is designed to observe the sideslip angle of commercial vehicles. To validate the feasibility of the proposed estimation algorithm, multiple driving maneuvers under different road surface friction have been carried out. The test results show that the proposed method has better accuracy than the existing algorithm, and it’s robust over a wide range of driving conditions.


Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (20) ◽  
pp. 6667
Author(s):  
Szilárd Czibere ◽  
Ádám Domina ◽  
Ádám Bárdos ◽  
Zsolt Szalay

Electronic vehicle dynamics systems are expected to evolve in the future as more and more automobile manufacturers mark fully automated vehicles as their main path of development. State-of-the-art electronic stability control programs aim to limit the vehicle motion within the stable region of the vehicle dynamics, thereby preventing drifting. On the contrary, in this paper, the authors suggest its use as an optimal cornering technique in emergency situations and on certain road conditions. Achieving the automated initiation and stabilization of vehicle drift motion (also known as powerslide) on varying road surfaces means a high level of controllability over the vehicle. This article proposes a novel approach to realize automated vehicle drifting in multiple operation points on different road surfaces. A three-state nonlinear vehicle and tire model was selected for control-oriented purposes. Model predictive control (MPC) was chosen with an online updating strategy to initiate and maintain the drift even in changing conditions. Parameter identification was conducted on a test vehicle. Equilibrium analysis was a key tool to identify steady-state drift states, and successive linearization was used as an updating strategy. The authors show that the proposed controller is capable of initiating and maintaining steady-state drifting. In the first test scenario, the reaching of a single drifting equilibrium point with −27.5° sideslip angle and 10 m/s longitudinal speed is presented, which resulted in −20° roadwheel angle. In the second demonstration, the setpoints were altered across three different operating points with sideslip angles ranging from −27.5° to −35°. In the third test case, a wet to dry road transition is presented with 0.8 and 0.95 road grip values, respectively.


Electronics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kanwar Bharat Singh

Information about the vehicle sideslip angle is crucial for the successful implementation of advanced stability control systems. In production vehicles, sideslip angle is difficult to measure within the desired accuracy level because of high costs and other associated impracticalities. This paper presents a novel framework for estimation of the vehicle sideslip angle. The proposed algorithm utilizes an adaptive tire model in conjunction with a model-based observer. The proposed adaptive tire model is capable of coping with changes to the tire operating conditions. More specifically, extensions have been made to Pacejka's Magic Formula expressions for the tire cornering stiffness and peak grip level. These model extensions account for variations in the tire inflation pressure, load, tread depth and temperature. The vehicle sideslip estimation algorithm is evaluated through experimental tests done on a rear wheel drive (RWD) vehicle. Detailed experimental results show that the developed system can reliably estimate the vehicle sideslip angle during both steady state and transient maneuvers.


2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 787-802 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingde Gong ◽  
Hao Chen

A semi-active suspension variable damping control strategy for heavy vehicles is proposed in this work. First, a nine-degree-of-freedom model of a semi-active suspension of heavy vehicles and a stochastic road input mathematical model are established. Second, using a 1/6 vehicle as an example, a semi-active suspension system with damping that can be adjusted actively is designed using proportional relief and throttle valves. The damping dynamic characteristics of the semi-active suspension system and the time to establish the damping force are studied through a simulation. Finally, a variable damping control strategy based on an actuator motion state is proposed to adjust the damping force of the semi-active suspension system actively and therefore satisfy the vibration reduction requirements of different roads. Results show that the variable damping control suspension can substantially improve vehicle ride comfort and handling stability in comparison with a passive suspension.


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