Title: Vehicle dynamics modelling and validation for hardware-in-the-loop testing of electronic stability control

Authors: Mümin Tolga Emirler; İsmail Meriç Can Uygan; Şükrü Yaren Gelbal; Murat Gözü; Tevfik Ali Böke; Bilin Aksu Güvenç; Levent Güvenç

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, İstanbul Okan University, Tuzla, 34959, İstanbul, Turkey ' TÜBİTAK BİLGEM, Gebze, Kocaeli, 41470, Turkey ' Department of Mechatronics Engineering, İstanbul Technical University, Gümüşsuyu, İstanbul, 34437, Turkey ' TOFAŞ R&D Center, Bursa, 16369, Turkey ' TOFAŞ R&D Center, Bursa, 16369, Turkey ' Center for Automotive Research and Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA ' Center for Automotive Research and Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA

Abstract: Hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) simulation is used to test code changes in automotive control systems for component tests and for fault testing. A realistic and validated vehicle dynamic model needs to be used in the simulations. The experimental and simulated results should exhibit a close match in a validation study. The development of a validated CarSim model of a light commercial vehicle for use in HiL simulation is presented in this paper. A CarSim dynamics model has been prepared for a light commercial vehicle and validated using driving test data obtained on a test track. The HiL simulator developed for testing the electronic stability control unit of this vehicle is presented along with results of an exemplary HiL simulation.

Keywords: vehicle dynamics; dynamic modelling; model validation; hardware-in-the-loop; vehicle stability; HIL simulation; electronic stability control; vehicle control; light commercial vehicles.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.2016.078776

International Journal of Vehicle Design, 2016 Vol.71 No.1/2/3/4, pp.191 - 211

Received: 10 Jan 2015
Accepted: 26 Oct 2015
Published online: 02 Sep 2016 *

Full-text access for editors Full-text access for subscribers Purchase this article Comment on this article