Designing a non-linear tracking controller for vehicle active suspension systems using an optimization process

In this paper, a new non-linear tracking controller for vehicle active suspension systems is analytically designed using an optimization process. The proposed scheme employs a realistic non-linear quarter-car model, which is composed of a hardening spring and a quadratic damping force. The control input is the external active suspension force and is determined by minimizing a performance index defined as a weighted combination of conflicting objectives, namely ride quality, handling performance and control energy. A linear skyhook model with standard parameters is used as the reference model to be tracked by the controller. The robustness of the proposed controller in the presence of modeling uncertainties is investigated. The performed analysis and the simulation results indicate that both vehicle ride comfort and handling performance can be improved using the minimum external force when the proposed non-linear controller is engaged with the model. Meanwhile, a compromise between different objectives and control energy can easily be made by regulating their respective weighting factors, which are the free parameters of the control law.     

基于单神经元的汽车方向自适应PID控制

针对汽车方向动力学控制存在的非线性和参数时变不确定性问题，提出了一种新的基于单神经元的汽车方向自适应PID控制算法。该算法利用了神经网络的自学习和自适应能力，实现了方向PID控制器的参数在线自整定，从而避免了传统的自适应PID控制必须在线辨识被控系统的参考模型参数而带来的计算工作量大的问题。仿真计算和场地试验验证表明该控制算法可有效地控制汽车按照预期给定的轨迹行驶，且保证了汽车方向闭环控制系统具有较强的适应性和鲁棒性。     

An Experimental Investigation of Preview Control

There is mounting theoretical evidence to suggest that preview control can be of substantial benefit to a semi-active suspension for random road inputs. In this paper, the benefits of wheel-base preview control are measured experimentally, using a prototype semi-active damper in a half-car 'Hardware-in-the-loop' (HiL) rig with a planar two-axle heavy vehicle model. The benefits of preview control using the prototype semi-active damper are found to be less than theoretically possible, due to the phase lag between the demanded and achieved damping force. It is shown that the performance of the prototype damper can be improved significantly by having a theoretical simulation running ahead of the HiL vehicle. The theoretical simulation is used to predict the demanded damper force for the HiL vehicle, and thereby compensate for the phase lag in the prototype damper.     

An Experimental Investigation of Preview Control

There is mounting theoretical evidence to suggest that preview control can be of substantial benefit to a semi-active suspension for random road inputs. In this paper, the benefits of wheel-base preview control are measured experimentally, using a prototype semi-active damper in a half-car ‘Hardware-in-the-loop’ (HiL) rig with a planar two-axle heavy vehicle model. The benefits of preview control using the prototype semi-active damper are found to be less than theoretically possible, due to the phase lag between the demanded and achieved damping force. It is shown that the performance of the prototype damper can be improved significantly by having a theoretical simulation running ahead of the HiL vehicle. The theoretical simulation is used to predict the demanded damper force for the HiL vehicle, and thereby compensate for the phase lag in the prototype damper.     

Optimal power distribution of front and rear motors for minimizing energy consumption of 4-wheel-drive electric vehicles

In this paper, the optimal power distribution of the front and rear motors for minimizing energy consumption of a 4WD EV is investigated. An optimal power distribution control is developed based on the mathematical energy consumption model of an EV. The objective function is defined while ignoring time. And, the time effect is applied by considering the objective function for every single driving point which consists of the vehicle driving force and velocity. From the optimization problem, the optimal torque distribution maps of the front and rear motors can be obtained for all vehicle driving force and velocity ranges. These maps can be expressed using a 3-dimensional map. If the vehicle driving force and velocity are determined, the optimal front and rear motor torques can be determined using these maps. These maps can distribute the front and rear motor torques for the entire velocity range. Thus, these maps can perform the optimal power (torque times speed) distribution of the front and rear motors for minimizing the energy consumption of the 4WD EV. The performance of the optimal power distribution is evaluated by comparing the energy consumption to that of simple power distribution control. For obtaining the energy consumption, a vehicle driving simulation is performed. For the simulation, the driving cycle is required, and the NEDC (New European Driving Cycle) is used. From the simulation results, it is found that the energy consumption of simple power distribution is 4.8 % larger than the optimal one. Thus, the optimal power distribution can minimize the 4WD EV energy consumption as the optimization objective function.     

线控转向系统转向盘力回馈控制模型的研究

根据轮胎和传统转向系的力学特性提出了利用车轮转角和车速计算得到转向盘回馈力的思路,并以此建立了线控转向系统转向盘回馈力控制模型,仿真和试验表明该模型能够满足路感要求。     

基于虚拟迭代技术的中型货车驾驶室载荷谱的求取

某货车驾驶室疲劳载荷激励输入位置位于驾驶室与悬置连接处,在进行整车强化道路耐久试验时无法安装设备直接采集。为获取较为准确的驾驶室疲劳寿命分析载荷谱,对强化耐久路面下整车加速度响应信号进行虚拟迭代。虚拟迭代时需调用整车多体动力学模型,为提高整车模型精度,基于Craig-Bampton综合模态理论生成柔性体车架,建立刚柔耦合的整车多体动力学模型。将Femfat-lab与ADAMS/Car进行联合仿真计算,以白噪声为初始输入,求解刚柔耦合整车多体动力学模型的非线性传递函数,基于循环迭代原理,进行各种典型强化路况下驾驶室悬置附近加速度响应信号的虚拟迭代。利用时域信号对比法及损伤阈值法作为迭代收敛判据,获得满足精度需求的位移驱动信号。将位移驱动信号导入到ADAMS/Car中,对整车多体动力学模型进行驱动仿真,提取驾驶室疲劳分析所需激励载荷谱,将虚拟迭代求得的载荷谱用于疲劳寿命分析所得结果与驾驶室疲劳强化台架试验结果进行对比。研究结果表明：出现疲劳破坏的部位相同度达75%,疲劳寿命误差在20%左右,表明虚拟迭代过程中基于柔性体车架建立的刚柔耦合多体动力学模型的仿真计算,可获得较高精度的迭代结果;以位移谱驱动整车多体动力学模型进行仿真能够有效避免六分力直接驱动时模型翻转等不稳定现象,并且整车模型仿真加速度响应结果与实测相应位置加速度响应吻合度较高;相比于传统的疲劳分析载荷获取方法,虚拟迭代技术可以在较低试验成本的情况下获取较高精度的载荷谱,并能够提取由于连接位置导致的无法直接进行载荷测量部位的疲劳分析载荷。     

键合图理论在汽车纵向角振动主动控制中的应用

本文应用键合图理论建立了汽车5自由度振动系统的键图模型并推导出状态方程，以垂直振动、纵向角振动能量最小和控制能量最小为目标函数，利用状态反馈原理代化出前悬架减振器的最佳控制力，对汽车驶过三角形单凸起时的振动响应进行了计算机仿真分析。结果表明，具有主动控制悬架的汽车，其纵向角振动得到明显的衰减。     

车辆对桥墩撞击力仿真分析及简化计算

为研究车辆撞击桥墩过程中的撞击力及其简化计算方法,采用有限元软件建立等效车辆-桥墩碰撞模型,在验证等效车辆模型合理性的基础上,改变撞击速度得到撞击力时程曲线;提出将车辆碰撞桥墩视为匀减速过程的撞击力简化计算方法,并将简化计算方法撞击力结果和其它3种方法结果以及国内外规范取值进行对比.结果表明:撞击过程中车辆撞击力先后出...     

用于公路车-桥系统振动分析的精细化轮胎模型

为了解决当前公路车桥耦合振动模型中轮胎模型过于简化、车轮-路面接触力与桥梁响应计算结果不够精确的问题,提出了一种精细化轮胎模型.首先基于车辆橡胶轮胎的几何、力学特征,建立了径向弹簧力学模型并进行了理论推导;然后考虑轮胎与路面接触面的刚度分布特征和高速状况下轮胎的惯性力,提出了轮胎接触面分布刚度的计算方法,保证了轮胎接触...     

低附着弯道路面车辆制动力控制策略研究

分析了车辆ABS系统在弯道制动时存在的横向稳定性问题,提出了一种低附着弯道路面车辆制动力控制策略.它综合考虑车轮防抱死与车辆发生侧滑时所能承受的最大侧向力,根据两者所允许的最大制动力中较小值确定施加于车辆的制动力.所进行的数值仿真结果表明该控制方法能提高车辆在低附着弯道路面上的横向稳定性.     

Vehicle steering returnability with maximum steering wheel angle at low speeds

In this paper, an analytical model with suitable vehicle parameters, together with a multi-body model is proposed to predict steering returnability in low-speed cornering with what is expected to be adequate precision as the steering wheel moves from lock to lock. This model shows how the steering response can be interpreted in terms of vertical force, lateral force with aligning moment, and longitudinal force. The simulation results show that vertical steering rack forces increase in the restoring direction according to steering rack displacement for both the inner and outer wheels. As lateral forces due to side-slip angle are directed toward the medial plane of the vehicle in both wheels, the outer wheel pushes the steering wheel in the returning direction while the inner wheel does not. In order to improve steering returnability, it is possible to increase the total steering rack force in both road wheels through adjustments to the kingpin axis and steering angle. This approach is useful for setting up a proper suspension geometry during conceptual chassis design.     

An integrated draft gear model with the consideration of wagon body structural characteristics

With the increase of railway wagon axle load and the growth of marshalling quantity, the problem caused by impact and vibration of vehicles is increasingly serious, which leads to the damage of vehicle structures and the components. In order to improve the reliability of longitudinal connection model for vehicle impact tests, a new railway wagon longitudinal connection model was developed to simulate and analyse vehicle impact tests. The new model is based on characteristics of longitudinal force transmission for vehicles and parts. In this model, carbodies and bogies were simplified to a particle system that can vibrate in the longitudinal direction, which corresponded to a stiffness-damping vibration system. The model consists of three sub-models, that is, coupler and draft gear sub-model, centre plate sub-model and carbody structure sub-model. Compared with conventional draft gear models, the new model was proposed with geometrical and mechanical relations of friction draft gears considered and with behaviours of sticking, sliding and impact between centre plate and centre bowl added. Besides, virtual springs between discrete carbodies were built to describe the structural deformation of carbody. A computation program for longitudinal dynamics based on vehicle impact tests was accomplished to simulate. Comparisons and analyses regarding the train dynamics outputs and vehicle impact tests were conducted. Simulation results indicate that the new wagon longitudinal connection model can provide a practical application environment for wagons, and the outputs of vehicle impact tests agree with those of field tests. The new model can also be used to study on longitudinal vibrations of different vehicles, of carbody and bogie, and of carbody itself.     

High fidelity quasi steady-state aerodynamic model effects on race vehicle performance predictions using multi-body simulation

We described in this paper the development of a high fidelity vehicle aerodynamic model to fit wind tunnel test data over a wide range of vehicle orientations. We also present a comparison between the effects of this proposed model and a conventional quasi steady-state aerodynamic model on race vehicle simulation results. This is done by implementing both of these models independently in multi-body quasi steady-state simulations to determine the effects of the high fidelity aerodynamic model on race vehicle performance metrics. The quasi steady state vehicle simulation is developed with a multi-body NASCAR Truck vehicle model, and simulations are conducted for three different types of NASCAR race tracks, a short track, a one and a half mile intermediate track, and a higher speed, two mile intermediate race track. For each track simulation, the effects of the aerodynamic model on handling, maximum corner speed, and drive force metrics are analysed. The accuracy of the high-fidelity model is shown to reduce the aerodynamic model error relative to the conventional aerodynamic model, and the increased accuracy of the high fidelity aerodynamic model is found to have realisable effects on the performance metric predictions on the intermediate tracks resulting from the quasi steady-state simulation.     

基于MATLAB的汽车ABS安全仿真研究

文章利用MATLAB软件对汽车制动防抱死系统进行安全仿真研究,选取合适的分析对象,把ABS系统拆成整车模型、轮胎模型以及制动器模型,分别对各模型进行受力以及运动分析,建立数学模型。最终在Simulink环境中建立仿真模型,结合整车数据,验证分析了汽车有无ABS系统时的制动效果。结果显示,装有ABS制动防抱死的汽车制动效果更好。     

车辆控制系统集成开发系统

本文介绍了一种新型的集成开发系统，该系统将模拟计算、实时硬件仿真和实车试验巧妙地放置在同一台微机内，利用微机软、硬件功能、实现了从模拟到样机全过程的高效开发，采用ＶｉｓｕａｌＢａｓｉｃ语言实现了模块化编程，程序在不同的模拟试验条件下具有可重用性，最后给出了一个车辆防抱死系统模拟试验的实便，验证了该系统的实用性与高效性。     

电动汽车真空助力制动系统的计算研究

分析了电动汽车安装电动真空助力制动系统的必要性。对真空助力制动系统的性能进行了分析计算,设计了电动真空泵最小真空度的计算流程。以改装的某型电-电混合动力轻型客车为例,给出了完整的制动系统的计算参数。计算结果表明,当电动真空泵最小真空度为37.5 kPa时,可为制动系统提供满足设计要求的制动助力。整车初步试验表明,所匹配的电动真空泵参数合理。     

基于雷达和视觉技术的车辆跟踪窗口

针对基于视觉技术的运动检测鲁棒性差、计算量大的缺点,提出一种融合雷达与视觉信息建立车辆跟踪窗口的方法。采用动力学模型描述车辆运动,通过基于雷达量测的扩展卡尔曼滤波(EKF)估计,确定目标初始位置,然后根据灰度信息自适应调整跟踪窗口的中心位置及尺寸,快速而准确地建立起以目标形心为中心且适合目标大小的跟踪窗口,缩小了后续图像处理区域。三维场景仿真实验证明,该融合方法能快速有效地建立起目标的跟踪窗口。     

Non-linear modelling and control of semi-active suspensions with variable damping

Electro-hydraulic dampers can provide variable damping force that is modulated by varying the command current; furthermore, they offer advantages such as lower power, rapid response, lower cost, and simple hardware. However, accurate characterisation of non-linear f–v properties in pre-yield and force saturation in post-yield is still required. Meanwhile, traditional linear or quarter vehicle models contain various non-linearities. The development of a multi-body dynamics model is very complex, and therefore, SIMPACK was used with suitable improvements for model development and numerical simulations. A semi-active suspension was built based on a belief–desire–intention (BDI)-agent model framework. Vehicle handling dynamics were analysed, and a co-simulation analysis was conducted in SIMPACK and MATLAB to evaluate the BDI-agent controller. The design effectively improved ride comfort, handling stability, and driving safety. A rapid control prototype was built based on dSPACE to conduct a real vehicle test. The test and simulation results were consistent, which verified the simulation.     

Crosswind Feedforward Control - A Measure to Improve Vehicle Crosswind Behaviour

The theory of crosswind feedforward control was explained using the example of a vehicle with active front-wheel steering. Beforehand, the calculation formulas and frequency responses of the transient crosswind force and of the wind yaw moment acting on the vehicle were derived using the example of a simple vehicle fluid model. The influence of the transiency of crosswind disturbance on the dynamic crosswind behaviour of a vehicle was then presented. The results of simulation confirmed the analyses carried out in the frequency domain for feedforward control with front, rear and all-wheel steering. With front-wheel steering, the influence of crosswind on one of the vehicle movement variables (lateral acceleration or yaw rate) could be almost completely compensated by dynamic feedforward control. With rear-wheel steering, it is only possible to compensate directly for the influence on the yawing rate. Due to the setting of the side force in the same direction as the lateral wind force at the start, active rear-wheel steering is not so successful as active front-wheel steering. Nevertheless, the crosswind behaviour of a vehicle can be considerably enhanced by feedforward control with rear-wheel steering. The best crosswind behaviour was obtained with active all-wheel steering: the vehicle hardly responds at all to crosswinds and remains on course despite heavy gusts of wind.