Integrated optimal dynamics control of 4WD4WS electric ground vehicle with tire-road frictional coefficient estimation

  • Rongrong Wang*
  • , Chuan Hu
  • , Zejiang Wang
  • , Fengjun Yan
  • , Nan Chen
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper presents an integrated optimal dynamics control of four-wheel driving and four-wheel steering (4WD4WS) electric ground vehicles via hierarchical control methodology. In the higher-level design, an LQR controller is proposed to obtain the integrated lateral force and yaw moment, according to their respective reference values. The lower-level controller is designed to ensure all the tires work in the stable region while realizing the tracking control of the vehicle dynamics. The tire-road friction coefficient is estimated through the integrated longitudinal force and lateral force, respectively, using a brush tire model. To reduce the estimation error, a novel data fusion function is employed to generate the final estimation value. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed control and estimation strategies is validated via CarSim-Simulink joint simulation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)727-741
Number of pages15
JournalMechanical Systems and Signal Processing
Volume60
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Active steering
  • Electric vehicle
  • In-wheel motor
  • Robust control
  • Vehicle lateral dynamics

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