This paper proposes an integrated vehicle dynamics control system that aims to enhance vehicles handling stability and safety performance by coordinating active front steering (AFS) and active suspension systems (ASS). The integrated controller design is based on the lateral stability region described by phase plane approach that is employed to bound the vehicle stability and coordinate AFS and ASS. During normal steering conditions, the vehicle states lie inside the lateral stability region, only the AFS is involved for vehicle steerability enhancement. Whereas, when the vehicle reaches the handling limits and the vehicle states go outside the lateral stability region under extreme steering maneuvers, both AFS and ASS collaborate together to improve vehicle handling stability. The linear parameter-varying (LPV) polytopic vehicle model is built, which depends affinely on the time-varying longitudinal speed that is described by a polytope with finite vertices. The resulting gain-scheduling state-feedback controller is designed and solved utilizing a set of linear matrix inequalities derived from quadratic H∞ performance. Simulation using matlab/simulink-carsim® is carried out to evaluate the performance of the integrated controller. The simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed controller.
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Gain-Scheduled Vehicle Handling Stability Control Via Integration of Active Front Steering and Suspension Systems
Xianjian Jin,
Xianjian Jin
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China
e-mail: jinxianjian@yeah.net
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China
e-mail: jinxianjian@yeah.net
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Guodong Yin,
Guodong Yin
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China;
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China;
State Key Laboratory of Automotive Safety and Energy,
Tsinghua University,
Beijing 100084, China
e-mail: ygd@seu.edu.cn
Tsinghua University,
Beijing 100084, China
e-mail: ygd@seu.edu.cn
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Chentong Bian,
Chentong Bian
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China
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Jiansong Chen,
Jiansong Chen
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China
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Pu Li,
Pu Li
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China
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Nan Chen
Nan Chen
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China
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Xianjian Jin
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China
e-mail: jinxianjian@yeah.net
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China
e-mail: jinxianjian@yeah.net
Guodong Yin
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China;
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China;
State Key Laboratory of Automotive Safety and Energy,
Tsinghua University,
Beijing 100084, China
e-mail: ygd@seu.edu.cn
Tsinghua University,
Beijing 100084, China
e-mail: ygd@seu.edu.cn
Chentong Bian
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China
Jiansong Chen
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China
Pu Li
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China
Nan Chen
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China
Southeast University,
Nanjing 211189, China
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Dynamic Systems Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS, MEASUREMENT, AND CONTROL. Manuscript received November 17, 2014; final manuscript received September 11, 2015; published online October 14, 2015. Assoc. Editor: Jongeun Choi.
J. Dyn. Sys., Meas., Control. Jan 2016, 138(1): 014501 (12 pages)
Published Online: October 14, 2015
Article history
Received:
November 17, 2014
Revised:
September 11, 2015
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Jin, X., Yin, G., Bian, C., Chen, J., Li, P., and Chen, N. (October 14, 2015). "Gain-Scheduled Vehicle Handling Stability Control Via Integration of Active Front Steering and Suspension Systems." ASME. J. Dyn. Sys., Meas., Control. January 2016; 138(1): 014501. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031629
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