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.

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 A New Torque Distribution Control for Four-Wheel Independent-Drive Electric Vehicles

Actuators ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 122
Author(s):  
Dejun Yin ◽  
Junjie Wang ◽  
Jinjian Du ◽  
Gang Chen ◽  
Jia-Sheng Hu
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Vehicle Stability ◽  
Hardware In The Loop ◽  
Control Performance ◽  
Torque Distribution ◽  
Handling Performance ◽  
Control Approach ◽  
Tire Forces ◽  
Yaw Moment ◽  
New Distribution

Torque distribution control is a key technique for four-wheel independent-drive electric vehicles because it significantly affects vehicle stability and handling performance, especially under extreme driving conditions. This paper, which focuses on the global yaw moment generated by both the longitudinal and the lateral tire forces, proposes a new distribution control to allocate driving torques to four-wheel motors. The proposed objective function not only minimizes the longitudinal tire usage, but also make increased use of each tire to generate yaw moment and achieve a quicker yaw response. By analysis and a comparison with prior torque distribution control, the proposed control approach is shown to have better control performance in hardware-in-the-loop simulations.

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.

Direct Yaw-Moment Control through Optimal Control Allocation Method for Light Vehicle

2012 ◽  
Vol 246-247 ◽  
pp. 847-852 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bing Zhu ◽  
Li Tong Guo ◽  
Jian Zhao ◽  
Fang Gao ◽  
Zhen Pan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Control ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Control Allocation ◽  
Sideslip Angle ◽  
Pid Algorithm ◽  
Direct Yaw Moment Control ◽  
Allocation Method ◽  
Yaw Moment Control ◽  
Moment Control ◽  
Yaw Moment

This paper presents a Direct Yaw-moment Control (DYC) strategy to prevent light vehicles from entering the unsteady state and improve the handling stability. A novelty of this work is the ability to achieve superior performance through the lower workload of the actuators by using the optimal control allocation method to distribute the active yaw moment. In the main-loop, the DYC controller is designed based on the classical PID algorithm with the yaw rate and sideslip angle feedback. Simulation tests are carried out on the conditions of sine steering and single lane change steering. Results indicate that the working potential of each actuator can be fully utilized and a significant improvement in handling stability can be achieved from the DYC system.

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.

scholarly journals A Robust Control Method for Lateral Stability Control of In-Wheel Motored Electric Vehicle Based on Sideslip Angle Observer

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaxiong Wang ◽  
Feng Kang ◽  
Taipeng Wang ◽  
Hongbin Ren
Keyword(s):  
Robust Control ◽  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Control Algorithm ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Stability Control ◽  
Lateral Stability ◽  
Level Control ◽  
Sideslip Angle ◽  
Safety Control ◽  
Yaw Moment

In-wheel motored powertrain on electric vehicles has more potential in maneuverability and active safety control. This paper investigates the longitudinal and lateral integrated control through the active front steering and yaw moment control systems considering the saturation characteristics of tire forces. To obtain the vehicle sideslip angle of mass center, the virtual lateral tire force sensors are designed based on the unscented Kalman filtering (UKF). And the sideslip angle is estimated by using the dynamics-based approaches. Moreover, based on the estimated vehicle state information, an upper level control system by using robust control theory is proposed to specify a desired yaw moment and correction front steering angle to work on the electric vehicles. The robustness of proposed algorithm is also analyzed. The wheel torques are distributed optimally by the wheel torque distribution control algorithm. Numerical simulation is carried out in Matlab/Simulink-Carsim cosimulation environment to demonstrate the effectiveness of the designed robust control algorithm for lateral stability control of in-wheel motored vehicle.

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.

scholarly journals Game-Based Hierarchical Cooperative Control for Electric Vehicle Lateral Stability via Active Four-Wheel Steering and Direct Yaw-Moment Control

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 3339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhao ◽  
Lu ◽  
Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
Control Strategy ◽  
Cooperative Control ◽  
Stackelberg Game ◽  
Stability Control ◽  
Lateral Stability ◽  
Direct Yaw Moment Control ◽  
Yaw Moment Control ◽  
Moment Control ◽  
Yaw Moment

A Stackelberg game-based cooperative control strategy is proposed for enhancing the lateral stability of a four-wheel independently driving electric vehicle (FWID-EV). An upper‒lower double-layer hierarchical control structure is adopted for the design of a stability control strategy. The leader‒follower-based Stackelberg game theory (SGT) is introduced to model the interaction between two unequal active chassis control subsystems in the upper layer. In this model, the direct yaw-moment control (DYC) and the active four-wheel steering (AFWS) are treated as the leader and the follower, respectively, based on their natural characteristics. Then, in order to guarantee the efficiency and convergence of the proposed control strategy, a sequential quadratic programming (SQP) algorithm is employed to solve the task allocation problem among the distributed actuators in the lower layer. Also, a double-mode adaptive weight (DMAW)- adjusting mechanism is designed, considering the negative effect of DYC. The results of cosimulation with CarSim and Matlab/Simulink demonstrate that the proposed control strategy can effectively improve the lateral stability by properly coordinating the actions of AFWS and DYC.

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.

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