A saturation-balancing control method for enhancing dynamic vehicle stability
by Justin Sill; Beshah Ayalew
International Journal of Vehicle Design (IJVD), Vol. 61, No. 1/2/3/4, 2013

Abstract: This paper proposes a vehicle stability control method that quantifies and uses the level of lateral force saturation on each axle of a vehicle. The magnitude of the saturation is determined from on-line estimated nonlinear lateral tyre forces and their linear projections. Once known, saturation levels are employed in a saturation balancing control structure that biases the drive torque to either the front or rear axles/wheels. The control structure avoids the need for an explicit reference model to generate target responses. The benefits of the proposed approach are demonstrated considering a nominally unstable vehicle in an extreme obstacle avoidance manoeuvre.

Online publication date: Fri, 12-Apr-2013

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