scholarly journals Comparison among Active Front, Front Independent, 4-Wheel and 4-Wheel Independent Steering Systems for Vehicle Stability Control

Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 798 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seongjin Yim
Keyword(s):  
Stability Control ◽  
Front Wheel ◽  
Vehicle Stability ◽  
Force Model ◽  
Vehicle Simulation ◽  
Vehicle Stability Control ◽  
Moment Distribution ◽  
Yaw Moment Control ◽  
Tire Forces ◽  
Yaw Moment

For the last four decades, several steering systems for vehicles such as active front steering (AFS), front wheel independent steering (FWIS), 4-wheel steering (4WS) and 4-wheel independent steering (4WIS) have been proposed and developed. However, there have been few approaches for comparison among these steering systems with respect to yaw rate tracking or path tracking performance. This paper presents comparison among AFS, FWIS, 4WS and 4WIS in terms of vehicle stability control. In view of vehicle stability control, these systems are used as an actuator for generation of yaw moment. Direct yaw moment control is adopted to calculate a control yaw moment. Distribution from the control yaw moment into tire forces is achieved by a control allocation method. From the calculated tire forces, the steering angles of FWIS, 4WS and 4WIS are determined with a lateral tire force model. To check the performance of these actuators, simulation is conducted on vehicle simulation packages, CarSim. From the simulation, the advantages of FWIS and 4WIS are revealed over AFS and 4WS.

scholarly journals Vehicle Stability Control with Four-Wheel Independent Braking, Drive and Steering on In-Wheel Motor-Driven Electric Vehicles

Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1934
Author(s):  
Jaewon Nah ◽  
Seongjin Yim
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Stability Control ◽  
Vehicle Stability ◽  
Control Allocation ◽  
Lateral Stability ◽  
Allocation Method ◽  
Vehicle Stability Control ◽  
Yaw Moment Control ◽  
Tire Forces ◽  
Yaw Moment

This paper presents a method to design a vehicle stability controller with four-wheel independent braking (4WIB), drive (4WID) and steering (4WIS) for electric vehicles (EVs) adopting in-wheel motor (IWM) system. To improve lateral stability and maneuverability of vehicles, a direct yaw moment control strategy is adopted. A control allocation method is adopted to distribute control yaw moment into tire forces, generated by 4WIB, 4WID and 4WIS. A set of variable weights in the control allocation method is introduced for the application of several actuator combinations. Simulation on a driving simulation tool, CarSim®, shows that the proposed vehicle stability controller is capable of enhancing lateral stability and maneuverability. From the simulation, the effects of actuator combinations on control performance are analyzed.

Research on Vehicle Stability Based on DYC and AFS Integrated Controller

2013 ◽  
Vol 278-280 ◽  
pp. 1510-1515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Tian ◽  
Ya Qin Wang ◽  
Ning Chen
Keyword(s):  
Control Method ◽  
Sliding Mode ◽  
Stability Control ◽  
Front Wheel ◽  
Vehicle Stability ◽  
Sideslip Angle ◽  
Stable Domain ◽  
Vehicle Stability Control ◽  
Integrated Controller ◽  
Yaw Moment

A new vehicle stability control method integrated direct yaw moment control (DYC) with active front wheel steering (AFS) was proposed. On the basis of the vehicle nonlinear model, vehicle stable domain was determined by the phase plane of sideslip angle and sideslip angular velocity. When the vehicle was outside the stable domain, DYC was firstly used to produce direct yaw moment, which can make vehicle inside the stable domain. Then AFS sliding mode control was used to make the sideslip angle and yaw rate track the reference vehicle model. The simulation results show that the integrated controller improves vehicle stability more effectively than using the AFS controller alone.

Vehicle Stability Control on Tire Burst Steering and Braking Condition With Active Steering System

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaqi Dai ◽  
Jian Song ◽  
Liangyao Yu
Keyword(s):  
Control Strategy ◽  
Steering System ◽  
Stability Control ◽  
Steering Angle ◽  
Tire Force ◽  
Vehicle Stability Control ◽  
Yaw Moment Control ◽  
Moment Control ◽  
Control Layer ◽  
Yaw Moment

By analyzing the key safety problems under the front-outside-tire burst steering condition, a vehicle stability control strategy is proposed in this paper, which is based on active front steering and differential braking systems. Taken both the handling stability and safety into account, we divided the whole control strategy into two layers, which are yaw moment control layer and the additional steering angle & tire force distribution layer. To solve the similar linear problem concisely, the LQR control is adopted in the yaw moment control layer. To achieve the goal of providing enough additional lateral force and yaw moment while keeping the burst tire in appropriate condition, the additional steering angle provided by active front steering system and the tire force distribution was adjusted step by step. To test the proposed control strategy performance, we modelling a basic front-outside-tire burst steering condition, in which the tire blows out once the vertical pressure reach the predefined critical value. Through simulation on different adhesion coefficient road, the control strategy proposed in this paper performance quite better compare with the uncontrolled one in aspect of movement, burst tire protection, handling stability.

Mixed H∞/H2 Output Feedback Stability Control for Dual-Motor Independent Drive Electric Vehicle

2013 ◽  
Vol 658 ◽  
pp. 602-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Lin ◽  
Chun Lei Peng
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
Output Feedback ◽  
Stability Control ◽  
Vehicle Stability ◽  
Robust Performance ◽  
Output Feedback Controller ◽  
Vehicle Stability Control ◽  
Feedback Stability ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Yaw Moment

This paper presents the design of mixed H∞/H2Output Feedback Controller for Independent Drive Electric Vehicle Stability Control. It generates yaw moment by applying driving intervention at front Independent driving wheels according to the vehicle states. The performance of the proposed controller is evaluated through a series of simulations under different velocity and different mass. The simulation results show that the controller can help vehicle against a certain range of uncertainty (speeds and loads) and get excellent robust performance.

Vehicle Direct Yaw Moment Control with Longitudinal Forces Distribution

2014 ◽  
Vol 709 ◽  
pp. 331-334
Author(s):  
Man Hong Huang ◽  
Huan Shen ◽  
Yun Sheng Tan
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
Sliding Mode ◽  
Stability Control ◽  
Yaw Rate ◽  
Vehicle Stability Control ◽  
Braking Torque ◽  
Stability Control System ◽  
Yaw Moment Control ◽  
Yaw Moment

In this paper, a vehicle stability control system is proposed to improve vehicle comfort, handling and stability. The control system includes reference model, DYC controller and Distributer. Reference model is used to obtain the desired yaw rate. DYC controller determines the desired yaw moment by means of sliding-mode technique. Distributer, based on maneuverability and comfort, distributes driving torque or braking torque according to the desired yaw rate. Simulation result shows that the proposed control algorithm can improve vehicle handling and stability effectively.

Adaptive Vehicle Stability Control With Optimal Tire Force Allocation

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Ali Arat ◽  
Kanwar Bharat Singh ◽  
Saied Taheri
Keyword(s):  
Stability Control ◽  
Crash Risk ◽  
Slip Angle ◽  
Vehicle Stability ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Tire Force ◽  
Vehicle Stability Control ◽  
Saturation Region ◽  
Road Friction ◽  
Tire Forces

Vehicle stability control systems have been receiving increasing attention, especially over the past decade, owing to the advances in on-board electronics that enables successful implementation of complex algorithms. Another major reason for their increasing popularity lies in their effectiveness. Considering the studies that expose supporting results for reducing crash risk or fatality, organizations such as E.U. and NHTSA are taking steps to mandate the use of such safety systems on vehicles. The current technology has advanced in many aspects, and undoubtedly has improved vehicle stability as mentioned above; however there are still many areas of potential improvements. Especially being able to utilize information about tire-vehicle states (tire forces, tire-slip angle, and tire-road friction) would be significant due to the key role tires play in providing directional stability and control. This paper presents an adaptive vehicle stability controller that makes use of tire force and slip-angle information from an online tire monitoring system. Solving the optimality problem for the tire force allocation ensures that the control system does not push the tires into the saturation region where neither the driver nor the controller commands are implemented properly. The proposed control algorithm is implemented using MATLAB/CarSim® software packages. The performance of the system is evaluated under an evasive double lane change maneuver on high and low friction surfaces. The results indicate that the system can successfully stabilize the vehicle as well as adapting to the changes in surface conditions.

Advanced Active Safety System Using Separated Front and Rear Motor Control for a 4WD Hybrid Electric Vehicle

2007 ◽  
Vol 120 ◽  
pp. 223-228
Author(s):  
Dong Hyun Kim ◽  
Sung Ho Hwang ◽  
Hyun Soo Kim
Keyword(s):  
Motor Control ◽  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
Hybrid Electric Vehicle ◽  
Control Algorithm ◽  
Stability Control ◽  
Vehicle Stability ◽  
Vehicle Stability Control ◽  
Hybrid Electric ◽  
Stability Enhancement ◽  
Yaw Moment

Vehicle stability in 4 wheel drive(4WD) vehicles has been pursued by torque split based technology and brake based technology. The brake based methods are essentially brake maneuver strategies using the active control of the individual wheel brake. By comparison, the torque split based technologies realize stability by varying the traction torque split through powertrain to create an offset yaw moment. In the 4WD hybrid electric vehicle adopting separate front and rear motor, the vehicle stability enhancement algorithm using the rear motor control has some advantages such as faster response, braking energy recuperation, etc. However, since the left and right wheels are controlled by the same driving and regenerative torque from one motor, stability enhancement only by the front and rear motor control has a limitation in satisfying the required offset yaw moment. Therefore, to obtain the demanded offset yaw moment, a brake force distribution at each wheel is required. In this paper, a vehicle stability control logic using the front and rear motor and electrohydraulic brake(EHB) is proposed for a 4WD hybrid electric vehicle. A fuzzy control algorithm is suggested to compensate the error of the sideslip angle and the yaw rate by generating the direct yaw moment. Performance of the vehicle stability control algorithm is evaluated using ADAMS and MATLAB Simulink co-simulation.

Stability Control of 4WD Electric Vehicle with In-Wheel Motors Based on Integrated Control of Electro-Mechanical Braking System

2015 ◽  
Vol 740 ◽  
pp. 206-210
Author(s):  
Chuan Xue Song ◽  
Feng Xiao ◽  
Shi Xin Song ◽  
Si Lun Peng ◽  
Shi Qi Fan
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
Fuzzy Controller ◽  
Mechanical Load ◽  
Integrated Control ◽  
Stability Control ◽  
Vehicle Stability ◽  
Vehicle Stability Control ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Stability Control System ◽  
Yaw Moment

Each wheel torque can be controlled independently, so four-wheel-drive electric vehicle can not only control the vehicle stability through hydraulic braking pressure regulation, but also through controlling the motor driving and braking force to generate yaw moment, which are different with the conventional vehicles. 4WD Evs have potential applications in control engineering. Both in-wheel motors and the EHB are actuators for vehicle stability control. In this paper, a vehicle co-simulation platform is constructed through the application of AMEsim and Simulink, additionally, a fuzzy controller is designed to generate yaw moment so as to compensate for deviations between CG slip angles and yaw rate. The simulation results show that the stability control system with motors and a mechanical load brake system can effectively improve the handling stability of the vehicle.

Future Vehicle Stability Control Systems for Motorcycles With Focus on Accident Prevention

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Seiniger ◽  
H. Winner ◽  
J. Gail
Keyword(s):  
Control Systems ◽  
Dynamic Control ◽  
Angular Acceleration ◽  
Rear Wheel ◽  
Stability Control ◽  
Vehicle Stability ◽  
Electronic Stability Program ◽  
Vehicle Stability Control ◽  
Tire Forces ◽  
Motorcycle Accidents

Vehicle Stability Control systems (VSC) for four-wheeled vehicles like the electronic stability program (ESP) helped to decrease the number of traffic deaths in Germany to an all-time low over the last ten years. However, the number of people killed in powered two-wheeler accidents has been almost constant over the same period of time. Vehicle Stability Control systems for powered two-wheelers (especially motorcycles) so far include only anti-lock brakes and traction control systems, both systems are not designed to work in cornering. Further stability control systems are not known up to now. The objective of this paper is to assess the technical possibilities for future Vehicle Stability Control systems and the amount of accidents that could be prevented by those systems. From an accident analysis, all accidents not avoidable by today’s VSC Systems have been analyzed. Only accidents while cornering without braking have been determined as potentially avoidable by future technical systems (braked accidents have been counted as preventable by improved today’s systems). The accidents can be caused by insufficient friction (e.g. slippery road surface, sand, oil or to high curve speed). About 4 to 8 percent of all motorcycle accidents are of this type. The data source for accident descriptions were interviews of motorcycle experts who were able to describe their own accidents and detailed accident descriptions from an accident database. The accident types have been investigated with driving experiments and computer simulation. With a vehicle model different ways to influence the critical driving situations could be analyzed and evaluated. Experiments and simulations showed an instable roll and side-slip angular acceleration of the motorcycle during critical driving situations. The sideslip rate proved to be a robust criterion for recognizing whether a driving situation is critical. The roll movement of the vehicle cannot be influenced with reasonable means, because neither the lateral tire forces can be increased nor stabilizing gyros can be used since the necessary angular momentum is to large for a feasible package. The vehicle sideslip rate can be influenced by braking the front or the rear wheel, thus generating a yaw moment to avoid the dangerous high-side type accidents when friction changes back from low to high. The motorcycle accidents influenced by this system are only a small portion of the mentioned accidents, so as a result of this study, the potential for future vehicle dynamic control systems that help prevent non-braking cornering accidents is estimated quite low.

Estimation of Tire Forces for Application to Vehicle Stability Control

2010 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 638-649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanki Cho ◽  
Jangyeol Yoon ◽  
Seongjin Yim ◽  
Bongyeong Koo ◽  
Kyongsu Yi
Keyword(s):  
Stability Control ◽  
Vehicle Stability ◽  
Vehicle Stability Control ◽  
Tire Forces
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