Desired yaw rate and steering control method during cornering for a six-wheeled vehicle

This paper proposes a steering control method based on optimal control theory to improve the maneuverability of a six-wheeled vehicle during cornering. The six-wheeled vehicle is believed to have better performance than a four-wheeled vehicle in terms of its capability for crossing obstacles, off-road maneuvering and fail-safe handling when one or two of the tires are punctured. Although many methods to improve the four-wheeled vehicle’s lateral stability have been studied and developed, there have only been a few studies on the six-wheeled vehicle’s lateral stability. Some studies of the six-wheeled vehicle have been reported recently, but they are related to the desired yaw rate of a four-wheeled vehicle to control the six-wheeled vehicle’s maneuvering during corning. In this paper, the sideslip angle and yaw rate are controlled to improve the maneuverability during cornering by independent control of the steering angles of the six wheels. The desired yaw rate that is suitable for a six-wheeled vehicle is proposed as a control target. In addition, a scaled-down vehicle with six drive motors and six steering motors that can be controlled independently is designed. The performance of the proposed control methods is verified using a full model vehicle simulation and scaled-down vehicle experiment.     

Lane-following method for high speed autonomous vehicles

This paper presents a steering control method for lane-following in a vehicle using an image sensor. With each image frame acquired from the sensor, the steering control method determines target position and direction, and constructs a travel path from the current position to the target position either as an Arc-path or S-path. The steering angle is calculated from the travel path thus generated, and the vehicle follows the travel path via motor-control. The method was tested using a vehicle dubbed as KAV (Korea Autonomous Vehicle) along an expressway (Seoul Inner Beltway) trajectory with a variety of radii (50 m ∼ 300 m) while traveling at a speed of 60 km/h to 80 km/h. Compared with an experienced human driver, the method showed little much difference in performance in terms of lane-center deviation. The proposed method is currently employed for high speed autonomous driving as well as for stop and go traffic.     

Adaptive neuron control using an integrated error approach with application to active suspensions

This paper proposes a new neuron control strategy for an active vehicle suspension system, with the emphasis on the study of multivariable and uncertain suspension characteristics. The novelty of this strategy is in the use of integrated error, which consists of multiple output errors in the regulated plant. By combining the integrated error approach with the traditional neuron control (TNC), integrated error neuron control (IENC) is presented. It provides a direct control to the multiple outputs of the control plant simultaneously. Taking a quarter-car model as an example, the proposed control strategy is applied and comparative simulations are carried out with various vehicle parameters and road input conditions. Simulation results prove the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed IENC method. In addition, the newly proposed neuron scheme provides a simple yet efficient new possibility for the control of a class of uncertain multivariable systems similar to an active vehicle suspension.     

信号交叉口右转机动车与行人和非机动车冲突研究

研究的主要内容为:未设置右转专用相位的信号灯控制道路交叉口右转机动车流与行人和非机动车的冲突行为,包括冲突数据的采集和提取、右转车流受到干扰前后速度与过街时间对比分析以及机非冲突速度-距离模型。以现实交通数据为基础,通过软件提取右转机动车与行人和非机动车冲突数据,建立标准统一的冲突数据库,以此为基础对比分析右转车流正常行驶状态和受到干扰情况下通过道路交叉口时的车速和过街时间,并建立右转车辆距离机非冲突点不同位置时所对应不同速度的统计模型。研究结果对右转专用相位设立标准的建立和相应信号配时方案的设计具有一定的工程指导意义。     

山区双车道公路路线设计车型分类标准

为研究建立公路路线设计标准车型,通过对西部山区双车道公路的实地交通调查,并结合我国在用车型统计,建立了各类营运车辆车型参数数据库;在详细统计分析现有车型的尺寸、载质量和功率质量比分布规律的基础上,以满足85%的车型外廓尺寸和载质量为标准,采用双因素聚类分析方法对各种车型的功率质量比进行聚类分层计算,根据外廓尺寸相近的原则进行归并后,提出了山区公路路线设计车型的小型车、大型车外廓尺寸分类标准。在此分类基础上,研究了用于公路纵断面设计的载重汽车动力性能标准,通过大量实地观测资料和统计分析,提出了载重汽车上坡动力性能曲线,建立了速度折减量与坡度、坡长之间的关系曲线,以速度折减量作为公路纵坡和坡长的设计关键指标。     

轻型两栖汽车可升降底盘机构设计与控制方案仿真

为实现某轻型两栖汽车在不切断驱动力的前提下底盘可升降和车轮可提升,采用了平衡肘肘内动力传动技术。利用无刷直流电机带动蜗轮蜗杆副,驱动平衡肘旋转,通过控制平衡肘的位置实现底盘高度可调和车轮的提升;而发动机驱动力通过平衡肘肘内的链条传动传至车轮。采用数字PID控制方法,实现了平衡肘的位置控制。借助Matlab／Simulink对执行机构进行了仿真,仿真结果表明,利用无刷直流电机驱动能够实现平衡肘的快速转动,进而实现底盘的升降和车轮的提升。     

连锁经营是汽车维修业的发展方向

在我国汽车维修行业发展连锁经营是整个行业生存的必由之路。在介绍了国外的汽车维修连锁企业的基础上,论述了发展连锁经营的必要性和紧迫性,并对我国汽车维修连锁企业的发展提出了一些合理化建议。     

长联无缝桥梁成套技术在广西那角中桥的应用

修建全无缝桥梁可以彻底解决桥梁伸缩装置问题。那角中桥是广西第一座应用长联无缝桥梁成套技术的半整体式全无缝桥梁。文章通过介绍那角中桥设计与运营情况,分析了长联无缝桥梁成套技术应用所带来的经济与社会效益,为该技术的推广应用提供依据。     

方格路网车辆路径在线选择模型及竞争分析

为分析城市方格路网遭遇突发性堵塞下的车辆路径选择问题,应用在线问题与竞争策略的方法建模,设计了2种在线路径选择竞争策略,即方向贪婪策略和多选择移动策略,计算了2种策略的竞争性能比。通过策略竞争分析得出:在发生突发性堵塞的情形下,方向贪婪策略下的费用为最优费用的3倍;利用多选择移动策略在对网络具有实际意义约束条件下的部分情形能够得到最优费用,且在最坏情形下的费用为最优费用的2倍;2种策略的竞争性能比优于以往研究给出的堵塞不可恢复问题竞争比的下界。     

Case Analysis on Vehicle Parking and Departure Plans for the National Stadium

As the main venue of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the National Stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies, field and track events, and final football games. This paper intends to study the problems associated with vehicle evacuation from the parking lot, and develop evacuation plans. First, the paper analyzes the particular conditions of the parking lot in the National Stadium, as well as its layout and vehicle evacuation. Then, it simulates and evaluates the evacuation plans with the suitably given parameters, based on the real blueprint of the National Stadium and scenarios. Finally, it conducts a comparative analysis on the accuracy and practicability of the vehicle evacuation plans based on the field data collected at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. The simulation result shows that the total vehicle evacuation time was 26 minutes and the real evacuation time was 27 minutes on the day of the opening ceremony, which verifies that the study is accurate and practical.