Cooperative control of the motor and the electric booster brake to improve the stability of an in-wheel electric vehicle

A cooperative control algorithm for an in-wheel motor and an electric booster brake is proposed to improve the stability of an in-wheel electric vehicle. The in-wheel system was modeled by dividing it into motor and mechanical parts, and the electric booster brake was modeled through tests. In addition, the response characteristics of the in-wheel system and the electric booster brake were compared through a frequency response analysis. In the cooperative control, the road friction coefficient was estimated using the wheel speed, motor torque, and braking torque of each wheel, and the torque limit of the wheel to the road was determined using the estimated road friction coefficient. Based on the estimated road friction coefficient and torque limit, a cooperative algorithm to control the motor and the electric booster brake was proposed to improve the stability of the in-wheel electric vehicle. The performance of the proposed cooperative control algorithm was evaluated through a hardware-in-the-loop simulation (HILS). Furthermore, to verify the performance of the proposed cooperative control algorithm, a test environment was constructed for the anti-lock braking system (ABS) hydraulic module hardware, and the performance of the cooperative control algorithm was compared with that of the ABS by means of a HILS test.     

Development of an electric booster system using sliding mode control for improved braking performance

Brake systems of the future, including BBW (Brake-by-Wire), are in development in various forms. In one of the proposed hydraulic BBW systems, an electric booster system replaces the pneumatic brake booster with an electric motor and a rotational-to-linear motion mechanism. This system is able to provide improved braking performance by the design of controllers with precise target pressure tracking and control robustness for better system reliability. First, a sliding mode controller is designed using the Lyapunov function approach to secure the robustness of the system against both the model uncertainty and the disturbance caused by the master cylinder and mechanical components. Next, a simulation tool is constructed to validate the electric booster system with the proposed controller. Finally, the electric booster system is implemented into an actual brake ECU and installed in a vehicle for testing under various braking conditions. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed controller produces faster pressure build-up performance than the conventional brake system, and its tracking performance is sufficient to ensure comfortable braking.     

ESP硬件在环试验平台的研究与开发

应用Matlab/xPC开发工具,为汽车稳定性控制系统的研究设计开发了硬件在环试验平台。该平台包括实时硬件和系统模型,并利用该平台进行了汽车稳定性控制系统的硬件在环仿真测试。测试结果表明,所开发的硬件在环平台符合测试的要求,所设计的控制算法提高了汽车的操纵稳定性。     

分布式驱动电动汽车回馈制动失效的液压补偿控制

分布式驱动电动汽车各驱动轮转速和转矩可以单独精确控制，便于实现整车动力学控制和制动能量回馈，从而提升车辆的主动安全性和行驶经济性。但车辆在回馈制动过程中，一旦1台电机突发故障，其他电机产生的制动力矩将对整车形成附加横摆力矩，从而造成车辆失稳，此时虽可通过截断异侧对应电机制动力矩输出来保证行驶方向，但会使车辆制动力大幅衰减或丧失，同样不利于行车安全。为了解决此问题，提出并验证一种基于电动助力液压制动系统的制动压力补偿控制方法，力图有效保证整车制动安全性。以轮毂电机驱动汽车为例，首先建立了整车动力学模型以及轮毂电机模型，通过仿真验证了回馈制动失效的整车失稳特性以及电机转矩截断控制的不足；然后，建立了电动助力液压制动系统模型，并通过原理样机的台架试验验证了模型的准确性；接着，基于滑模控制算法设计了制动压力补偿控制器，并在单侧电机再生制动失效后的转矩截断控制基础上完成了液压制动补偿控制效果仿真验证；最后，通过实车试验证明了所提控制方法的有效性和实用性。研究结果表明：在分布式驱动电动汽车单侧电机再生制动失效工况下，通过异侧电机转矩截断控制和制动系统的液压主动补偿，能够使车辆快速恢复稳定行驶并满足制动强度需求。     

汽车电子控制系统快速开发

车辆动力学仿真软件提供控制算法离线仿真平台,车辆模型、传感器、快速开发系统、零部件和控制系统硬件构成硬件和环试验平行,动力传动系和制动系、测功机及其控制器和控制系统硬件组成测功机硬件在环试验台,而车载开发平台包括样车、数据采集系统、传感器和控制系统硬件。在完成控制原型快速开发的基础上,完成基于目标控制器的控制系统快速开发。实例表明：上述开发流程大大缩短了开发周期。     

Improvement of drivability and fuel economy with a hybrid antiskid braking system in hybrid electric vehicles

When braking on wet roads, Antilock Braking System (ABS) control can be triggered because the available brake torque is not sufficient. When the ABS system is active, for a hybrid electric vehicle, the regenerative brake is switched off to safeguard the normal ABS function. When the ABS control is terminated, it would be favorable to reactivate the regenerative brake. However, recurring cycles from ABS to motor regenerative braking could occur. This condition is felt to be unpleasant by the driver and has adverse effects on driving stability. In this paper, a novel hybrid antiskid braking system using fuzzy logic is proposed for a hybrid electric vehicle that has a regenerative braking system operatively connected to an electric traction motor and a separate hydraulic braking system. This control strategy and the method for coordination between regenerative and hydraulic braking are developed. The motor regenerative braking controller is designed. Control of regenerative and hydraulic braking force distribution is investigated. The simulation and experimental results show that vehicle braking performance and fuel economy can be improved and the proposed control strategy and method are effective and robust.     

一种提高轮边驱动客车经济性的驱动控制方法

轮边驱动电动客车采用4个永磁同步电机,通过减速器将驱动力传递至驱动轮。合适的转矩分配控制策略可以提升行车经济性。以轮边驱动电动客车为研究对象,采用加速踏板平滑处理和基于电机电动效率Map图的转矩优化分配方法,并通过AVL Cruise/Simulink联合仿真、dSPACE硬件在环和实车试验进行验证。结果表明,相比于平均转矩分配,采用加速踏板平滑处理和基于电机电动效率Map图的转矩最优分配方法可降低2.35%的能耗,且该控制算法在硬件在环和实车试验中有着较好的实时性,能够满足实车行驶的需求。     

基于TTCAN的燃料电池发动机分布式控制系统硬件在环仿真平台

建立了满足硬件在环仿真测试要求的燃料电池发动机模型及基于TTCAN网络通信的分布式控制系统模型;定量分析了TTCAN的循环周期和信号延迟之间的关系;基于MPC555设计了电气系统子节点软件,并对该节点进行了硬件在环仿真测试,验证了硬件在环仿真平台的有效性。     

电—液混合式制动系统试验台的开发

以电动汽车开发为例,设计了电—液混合式制动系统试验台。介绍了试验台设计、总体结构方案设计、硬件设计及控制系统设计。实际测试表明,该试验台可用于测试防抱制动控制算法的控制性能和电机再生制动性能、研究电—液制动力分配控制策略,并能够模拟在较小横摆角条件下直接横摆扭矩对制动状态的影响。     

Hydraulic control system design for a PHEV considering motor thermal management

In this paper, a design method for a PHEV hydraulic control system was proposed considering motor thermal management. Dynamic models of the target PHEV were developed including the hydraulic system, which consists of one mechanical and one electric oil pump. The required motor cooling flow was designed based on the motor temperature, which was obtained from a one-dimensional thermal equivalent circuit model including the heat source and oil spray cooling. Combining the PHEV powertrain model, hydraulic control system model, and the motor thermal model including the cooling system, an integrated simulator was developed for the target PHEV. Using the integrated simulator, the temperatures of MG1 and MG2 were investigated for various motor cooling flow rates when the PHEV underwent a highway driving cycle. The energy consumption of the hydraulic control system was also evaluated. It was found from the simulation results that a hydraulic control system of the target PHEV could be designed that satisfied the required flow for the motor cooling, lubrication and brake control using the design procedure proposed in this study.     

XL纯电动轿车CAN总线系统及应用层协议的开发

为了满足XL纯电动轿车控制实时性和可靠性要求，提出了基于CAN总线的分布式控制系统拓扑结构，开发的CAN总线应用层协议，包括通信内容、ID编码、数据编码、数据格式、消息调度以及底层接口定义等6部分。文中还介绍了所开发的基于CAN总线的硬件在环测试系统。通过硬件在环测试、台架联合调试和道路试验对CAN总线系统进行综合实测和评价。实际运行表明，纯电动汽车CAN总线系统具有较高的可靠性和实时性。     

电动汽车真空助力制动系统的匹配计算与研究

以某微型汽车为例,建立了其真空助力制动系统的数学模型,对燃油汽车改装为电动汽车后的制动系统真空助力匹配进行了计算分析,从而为电动汽车真空助力系统中真空罐、真空助力器、真空泵的选型和匹配提供了理论依据.通过试验验证可知,本文的真空罐及真空泵阀值选择合理,电动真空泵工作时间为4～6 s.     

Distributed and self-adaptive vehicle speed estimation in the composite braking case for four-wheel drive hybrid electric car

Considering the controllability and observability of the braking torques of the hub motor, Integrated Starter Generator (ISG), and hydraulic brake for four-wheel drive (4WD) hybrid electric cars, a distributed and self-adaptive vehicle speed estimation algorithm for different braking situations has been proposed by fully utilising the Electronic Stability Program (ESP) sensor signals and multiple powersource signals. Firstly, the simulation platform of a 4WD hybrid electric car was established, which integrates an electronic-hydraulic composited braking system model and its control strategy, a nonlinear seven degrees-of-freedom vehicle dynamics model, and the Burckhardt tyre model. Secondly, combining the braking torque signals with the ESP signals, self-adaptive unscented Kalman sub-filter and main-filter adaptable to the observation noise were, respectively, designed. Thirdly, the fusion rules for the sub-filters and master filter were proposed herein, and the estimation results were compared with the simulated value of a real vehicle speed. Finally, based on the hardware in-the-loop platform and by picking up the regenerative motor torque signals and wheel cylinder pressure signals, the proposed speed estimation algorithm was tested under the case of moderate braking on the highly adhesive road, and the case of Antilock Braking System (ABS) action on the slippery road, as well as the case of ABS action on the icy road. Test results show that the presented vehicle speed estimation algorithm has not only a high precision but also a strong adaptability in the composite braking case.     

无人驾驶机器人车辆非线性模糊滑模车速控制

为了实现不同行驶工况下车速的精确、稳定控制，提出一种基于非线性干扰观测器的无人驾驶机器人车辆模糊滑模车速控制方法。考虑模型不确定性和外部干扰对车速控制的影响，建立车辆纵向动力学模型。通过分析无人驾驶机器人油门机械腿、制动机械腿的结构、机械腿操纵自动挡车辆踏板的运动，建立油门机械腿和制动机械腿的运动学模型。在此基础上，分别设计油门/制动切换控制器、油门模糊滑模控制器以及制动模糊滑模控制器，并进行控制系统的稳定性分析。油门/制动切换控制器以目标车速的导数为输入来进行油门与制动之间的切换控制。油门模糊滑模控制器和制动模糊滑模控制器以当前车速以及车速误差为输入，分别以油门机械腿直线电机位移和制动机械腿直线电机位移为输出来实现对油门与制动的控制。模糊滑模控制器中，为了减少控制抖振，滑模控制的反馈增益系数由模糊逻辑进行在线调节。模糊滑模控制器中的非线性干扰观测器用于估计和补偿无人驾驶机器人车辆的模型不确定性与外部干扰。仿真及试验结果对比分析表明：本文方法能够精确地估计和补偿无人驾驶机器人车辆的模型不确定性和外部干扰，避免了油门控制与制动控制之间的频繁切换，并实现了精确稳定的车速控制。     

Implementation and verification of adaptive longitudinal traction control

Human in the loop (HIL) simulation has experienced a significant increase in popularity in recent years. In this work, a novel approach to traction control is developed and implemented in a HIL environment, exploiting the significant advantages of framing the problem in a manner that more closely matches how a human expert drives a vehicle. An adaptive gradient ascent algorithm is at the heart of the proposed solution to longitudinal traction control. A real-time implementation of the gradient ascent algorithm is developed using linear operator techniques, even though the tyre–ground interface is highly non-linear. The adaptive traction control algorithm is based on two separate, but related, estimation algorithms that estimate both the instantaneous traction force and a unique predictive traction force model. This adaptive control algorithm, the necessary estimation algorithms and their real-time implementation are described in this work. The results, when implemented as a driver assist application on a 6-DOF motion platform, with a HIL, are also presented. This work demonstrates the utility of a 6-DOF motion platform in developing and verifying vehicle control algorithms with a HIL.     

馈能式电动悬架的原理与试验研究

提出了一种新型的馈能式电动悬架,并对原理样机进行了试验研究.首先,对馈能式电动悬架的工作原理及结构方案进行描述;其次,根据某具体车型的后悬架系统参数,设计电机作动器样机并进行特性试验;最后,通过整车台架试验检验所设计的悬架系统在随动状态下的馈能特性和悬架特性.试验表明,低频大振幅工况时,随动状态下的电动悬架可在基本保证车辆性能的同时回馈部分电能.     

Prediction of the cooling factors of a vehicle brake disc and its influence on the results of a thermal numerical simulation

In the process of developing the brake disc, it is necessary that we predict the suitability of the design. In this manner, we can affirm that even the first prototype will satisfy all of the customer homologation requests. Usually those comprise different sequential braking tests in which the maximal achieved temperature is the criterion that governs brake disc suitability. The knowledge of how to predict the behavior of a brake disc in the early pretesting phase has a significant impact on development costs and time. The common method that is used for predicting the temperatures in the brake disc during braking is numerical simulation analysis. With the help of Computational Fluid Dynamics, the flow through a vehicle ventilated brake disc of known geometry was determined, and the wall heat transfer coefficients for all vehicle speeds and brake disc temperatures were calculated. The results were then imported into a thermal numerical simulation of a sequential-braking vehicle test. The results showed that the consideration of cooling factors has a significant impact on temperature courses. To obtain accurate results from the numerical simulation and to simulate the vehicle test precisely, the proper wall heat transfer coefficients must be considered. The proposed method produces more accurate numerical results and enables the development engineer to develop suitable brake disc geometry in the early pretesting phase.     

电动汽车真空助力制动系统仿真研究

对电动汽车真空助力系统进行建模仿真,分析了踏板行程与真空度消耗关系、不同真空度条件下助力器的输出性能关系、真空泵响应是否满足助力器等问题,仿真结果显示,助力器输出力与踏板输入力相协调,符合制动要求。真空泵抽速、启停真空度、罐体大小与真空助力器的需求搭配合理。制动主缸液压压力满足制动强度需求。在连续制动时,真空罐内真空度变化规律性好,每次制动前真空罐真空度环境一致。     

基于LabVIEW RT的硬件在环仿真

利用实时仿真环境LabVIEW RT,构建了包括整车转向盘转角、油门、制动物理信号的硬件在环仿真系统.采用实时车辆动力学软件CarSim RT建立了车辆模型,并利用所搭建的试验台架进行了HIL仿真.结果表明,利用LabVIEW RT和CarSim RT能快速搭建面向整车开发的HIL系统,所建系统性价比高,而且有很好的实时性和扩展性.     

Extended-Kalman-filter-based regenerative and friction blended braking control for electric vehicle equipped with axle motor considering damping and elastic properties of electric powertrain

Because of the damping and elastic properties of an electrified powertrain, the regenerative brake of an electric vehicle (EV) is very different from a conventional friction brake with respect to the system dynamics. The flexibility of an electric drivetrain would have a negative effect on the blended brake control performance. In this study, models of the powertrain system of an electric car equipped with an axle motor are developed. Based on these models, the transfer characteristics of the motor torque in the driveline and its effect on blended braking control performance are analysed. To further enhance a vehicle's brake performance and energy efficiency, blended braking control algorithms with compensation for the powertrain flexibility are proposed using an extended Kalman filter. These algorithms are simulated under normal deceleration braking. The results show that the brake performance and blended braking control accuracy of the vehicle are significantly enhanced by the newly proposed algorithms.