Active Steering of a Rail Vehicle with Two-Axle Bogies Based on Wheelset Motion

Summary This paper deals with a basic study on the actively steered rail vehicle with two-axle bogie trucks, which employs a control law based on the self-steering ability of wheelset. However, this control law not only helps the steering performance, but also tends to lower the running stability. Two methods are proposed to improve the stability. The first method is to add a feedback of wheelset lateral velocity, the second one is to give some time lag to the control force, and both are proved to be affective. Here, the latter is more practical method and the delay of control due to the time lag does not deteriorate the steering performance.     

基于SIMULINK的汽车高速行驶姿态的影响因素分析

基于MATLAB/SIMULINK,以3自由度汽车非线性动力学模型为基础,建立仿真模型对汽车行驶姿态进行仿真研究,并且模拟了汽车在极限行驶工况下的行驶姿态,较低的行驶速度,适当增加侧倾转向系数可以提高汽车的操纵稳定性。前正/后负车轮外倾角可以保证汽车在高速转向/制动时保持一定的恢复横摆力矩,提高行驶安全性。改变侧倾阻尼系数对高速转向的操纵性影响不大而对行驶的平顺性有较大影响。     

基于电子地图信息的车辆主动转向仿真

以驾驶员预瞄点处的横向偏移最小为目标，以道路曲率输入的车辆运动模型为基础，分析了车辆进行主动转向所需要的道路环境信息，并研究了利用电子地图及车辆定位传感器得到这些信息的方法。利用设计的转向控制器进行了恒定道路曲率及基于电子地图数据的实际道路信息输入下的主动转向仿真。仿真结果表明，利用电子地图提供的信息能够在投入较低成本的条件下进行主动转向，使车辆在道路曲率变化的情况下沿预定道路行驶并有着较小的侧向加速度；从而提高车辆在弯曲道路行驶的安全性、舒适性。     

基于主动转向技术的汽车防侧翻控制的研究

以汽车2自由度模型作为参考模型，建立了一种汽车防侧翻的控制方法。该方法采用主动转向技术来改变转向轮的转向角度，有效地减少了汽车的侧向加速度，提高了汽车的防侧翻的能力。在8自山度汽车动力学模型的基础上，运用主动转向技术的控制策略进行了汽车的性能仿真分析。与末采用汽车防侧翻控制系统的汽车动力学分析结果相比，汽车的主动安全性得到了增强。     

Vehicle Handling Improvement by Active Steering

Summary This paper first analyses some stability aspects of vehicle lateral motion, then a coprime factors and linear fractional transformations (LFT) based feedforward and feedback H 8 control for vehicle handling improvement is presented. The control synthesis procedure uses a linear vehicle model which includes the yaw motion and disturbance input with speed and road adhesion variations. The synthesis procedure allows the separate processing of the driver reference signal and robust stabilization problem or disturbance rejection. The control action is applied as an additional steering angle, by combination of the driver input and feedback of the yaw rate. The synthesized controller is tested for different speeds and road conditions on a nonlinear model in both disturbance rejection and driver imposed yaw reference tracking maneuvers.     

Vehicle Handling Improvement by Active Steering

Summary This paper first analyses some stability aspects of vehicle lateral motion, then a coprime factors and linear fractional transformations (LFT) based feedforward and feedback H 8 control for vehicle handling improvement is presented. The control synthesis procedure uses a linear vehicle model which includes the yaw motion and disturbance input with speed and road adhesion variations. The synthesis procedure allows the separate processing of the driver reference signal and robust stabilization problem or disturbance rejection. The control action is applied as an additional steering angle, by combination of the driver input and feedback of the yaw rate. The synthesized controller is tested for different speeds and road conditions on a nonlinear model in both disturbance rejection and driver imposed yaw reference tracking maneuvers.     

基于模型预测控制的主动四轮转向车辆稳定性研究

为提高汽车在高速、低附着系数路面下的操纵稳定性,论文设计模型预测控制器跟踪线性二自由度理想模型,得到横摆角速度与质心侧偏角偏差,然后由二次规划算法计算实际的四个车轮转角,并在Carsim软件中建立开环角阶跃工况进行联合仿真。结果表明:文章所设计的基于模型预测控制的主动四轮转向汽车相对于前轮转向,能够有效降低整车角阶跃输入下的横摆角速度与质心侧偏角,更好地跟踪理想控制目标,主动四轮转向汽车提高了整车的操纵稳定性和路径跟随精度。     

基于转向特性的汽车电子控制动力转向系统

电子控制动力转向系统（EPS）可以在低速时减轻转向力,以提高转向系统的操纵稳定性;在高速时则可适当加重转向力,以提高操纵稳定性.文章介绍了EPS及其主要形式和布置方式,在分析汽车助力转向系统工作原理的基础上,阐述了转向特性对汽车操纵性能的影响,并结合具体EPS实例,介绍了电子控制动力转向系统的4种控制形式,为动力转向系统软件开发及实物研制提供了前提条件.     

极限工况下主动前轮转向汽车稳定性控制

轮胎对汽车稳定性有重要影响,研究和利用轮胎的非线性特性有助于扩展汽车的稳定域。本文基于非线性轮胎模型,提出一种改进型线性时变模型预测控制(LTV-MPC)方法。该方法能扩展主动前轮转向汽车的稳定范围,提高极限工况下主动前轮转向汽车的稳定性。仿真结果表明,该方法比传统的LTV-MPC方法具有更好的稳定性控制效果。     

Flange Force Effects on the Motion of a Train Wheelset

The motion of a train wheelset is investigated using Hopf bifurcation theory. The method takes full account of the nonlinear effects of the flange-rail contact forces which are incorporated in the model; The numerical solution is obtained over a wide range of forward speeds by transforming the bifurcation problem into a regular nonlinear boundary value problem, which is solved by standard methods. This solution is shown to be orbitally, asymptotically stable. The algorithm supplies complete information on the lateral and yaw motions and on the period of oscillation, even for very high forward speeds.     

主动转向技术,升级安全性和燃油经济

转向扭矩叠加和转角叠加与转向、制动和稳定性控制系统的集成,增强了主动安全和驾驶辅助系统的性能,该技术已得到市场应用。主动转向应用具有另一个优点——＂按需助力＂,具有节省燃油的潜力。     

4轮转向车辆主动鲁棒抗侧倾操纵研究

基于4轮转向车辆，提出了一种新的主动抗侧倾方法。这种方法通过主动操纵车辆前后轮转角，就可以实现车辆侧倾控制。设计了鲁棒H∞操纵控制器。仿真表明，通过合理选择加权函数，车辆状态能精确地跟随理想车辆模型，且能有效地抑制侧倾角速度。     

Design of an Active Wheelset on a Scaled Roller Rig

The article describes the application of a 1:5-scaled roller rig with a two-axled experimental vehicle to the design of a torque-controlled railway wheelset. Particular attention is drawn to the scaling problem and the dynamic similarity laws behind it and in addition to the chosen scaling strategy. For the controller design of the active wheelset the experiments with the scaled vehicle were combined with multibody computer simulations. The complete mechatronic system has therefore been modelled using the SIMPACK-MATLAB/Simulink interface. The steering behaviour, typical for this particular active wheelset, is demonstrated by results from roller rig experiments.     

基于四轮主动转向的路径跟踪自动控制

对于四轮转向汽车,基于2自由度线性车辆模型设计了用于路径自动跟踪的最优控制算法.在Matlab/Simulink中以2自由度非线性车辆模型作为被控对象对控制算法进行仿真评价,仿真模型中对最优控制算法所确定的前、后轮转角分别施加一个惯性环节.双移线和蛇行工况下的仿真结果表明,路径和横摆角速度跟踪效果好,质心侧偏角得到有效抑制.该最优控制算法实现了四轮转向车辆的低速反相转向和高速同相转向.     

The Stationary Motion of a One-Axle Vehicle Along a Circular Curve with Real Rail and Wheel Profiles

In this paper, we present a theory on the stationary motion of a one-axle railway vehicle along a circular curve in the presence of single- or double-point contact. The rail and the wheel profiles may be either stylized or real and as an example we take the profile combination UIC60 1:40 S1002. The mathematical model of the system is based on De Pater's first-order theory [1]. The geometrical contact problem between wheel and rail is solved by using a modified Newton-Raphson procedure. Both the cases with and without friction are considered. When friction is present, the non-linear Kalker creep law [6, 7] is used to describe the physical contact. For various values of the friction coefficient, the cant angle and the curvature of the track, the contact forces are presented as functions of the velocity parameter C v = V 2 / V 2 eq , where V is the velocity of the vehicle and V eq is the equilibrium velocity of the frictionless case. For the case of stylized profiles in which both the wheel treads and the wheel flanges are conical, and the rail cross sections are circular, we have determined the velocity range with single point contact in dependence on the friction coefficient, the conicity of the tread, the curvature of the track and the cant angle.     

Static and Dynamic Stability of Unsymmetric Two-Axle Railway Vehicles Possessing Perfect Steering

For railway vehicles having coned wheels mounted on solid axles, there is a conflict between the stability of lateral deviations from the motion along the track and the ability to steer round curves. A general theory is developed for the two-axle vehicle in which there is a lack of symmetry, fore-and-aft, both of the interwheelset structure and of the equivalent conicities of the wheelsets. It is shown that whilst parameters can be selected which provide static and dynamic stability and perfect steering for both directions of motion, there is a lightly damped mode of oscillation for any practical configuration and the significance of this is discussed.     

汽车四轮转向运动规律分析

比较了汽车四轮转向的转向特性 ,概述了四轮转向运动规律 ,分析总结了四轮转向的控制目标 ,指出了四轮转向系统所面临的困难 ,展望了其发展方向。     

比例控制四轮转向车辆运动特性分析

系统地分析了二自由度四轮转向汽车模型的运动方程，得出了质心侧偏角、横摆角速度与前轮转角的传递函数。在此基础上，对四轮转向样车进行了前后轮转角成比例控制的四轮转向车辆（4WS）的运动学仿真，并针对仿真结果进行了系统的分析。结果阐明了四轮转向车辆与前轮转向车辆（2WS）相比的优势，并提出其发展方向。     

Dynamics of Automated Guideway Transit Vehicle with Single-axle Bogies

Summary The steering type of a mechanical guidance system has been used for Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) system in Japan. Recently, the single-axle bogie system has developed for AGT vehicle and applied to Yurikamome 7200 type vehicle. This paper describes dynamic characteristics of AGT vehicle with single-axle bogies. Introducing a nonlinear, 15 degree-of-freedom dynamic model, a computer simulation study on the lateral motion of the AGT vehicle with single-axle bogies are carried out. In order to show the dynamic characteristics of the single-axle bogie clearly, it is compared to that of the AGT vehicle with conventional steering system. The simulation study with actual vehicle parameters shows that single-axle bogie has suitable characteristics for AGT system. The multi-body dynamics modeler, DADS, is used to build the dynamic model of AGT vehicle with single-axle bogies and this is used to demonstrate the vehicle motion in actual guideway. Obtained results are compared to that of the field test. It is shown that the vehicle dynamic response can be obtained in realistic situation by using multibody dynamics code, that is useful for designing both vehicle and guideway.