Modelling and control of a new differential steering concept

This paper presents a new steer-by-wire concept using an all-wheel drive vehicle layout with in-wheel motors while completely omitting the application of any dedicated steering device. Steering is based on the so-called differential steering principle which generates the necessary steering moment about the kingpins by a traction force difference between left and right sides of the vehicle. In order to investigate the behaviour of the vehicle and to design the underlying control algorithms, a planar vehicle model is presented, where the vehicle is described as constrained non-holonomic system requiring a special treatment. A state feedback linear controller for controlling of the lateral dynamics of the vehicle at higher speeds and a simple PI angle controller for low-speed manoeuvring are developed. The resulting behaviour of the system is investigated by various simulation experiments demonstrating a comparable steering performance of the new steering concept as that of conventional passenger cars.     

电动助力转向系统阻力模拟器研究及实现

研究电动助力转向系统阻力模拟器的控制方法，探索一种利用单片机控制电动机转矩为试验台提供转向阻力的方法。介绍了阻力模拟器的结构、控制方法、工作原理，研究了电动助力转向系统阻力模拟器的功能及实现方法。     

电动助力转向系统滑模变控制技术研究

以电动助力转向系统中直流助力电机的控制器为研究对象，依据助力电机的数学模型，应用带观测器补偿的滑模变结构控制方法，设计了滑模变控制器，通过调节助力电机的电压，获得预期的输出电流。仿真结果表明，所设计的滑模变控制器使助力电机具有很好的动态性能，系统基本无抖动现象，实现了助力电机输出电流对目标电流的跟踪特性。     

Virtual test rig to improve the design and optimisation process of the vehicle steering and suspension systems

A virtual test rig is presented using a three-dimensional model of the elasto-kinematic behaviour of a vehicle. A general approach is put forward to determine the three-dimensional position of the body and the main parameters which influence the handling of the vehicle. For the design process, the variable input data are the longitudinal and lateral acceleration and the curve radius, which are defined by the user as a design goal. For the optimisation process, once the vehicle has been built, the variable input data are the travel of the four struts and the steering wheel angle, which is obtained through monitoring the vehicle. The virtual test rig has been applied to a standard vehicle and the validity of the results has been proven.     

斯太尔汽车双前轴转向机构分析及其应用

本文在对斯太尔重型汽车的双轴转向传动机构进行分析的基础上建立了数学模型,研究了各部分的传动过程,并采用MATLAB语言编写了转向传动机构分析程序,对转向轴内外轮之间,前后轮间的转角匹配,以及最小转弯半径的匹配关系进行了优化。     

实现快速调整某转向前桥转向角

转向前桥在汽车上一个非常重要的功能就是实现汽车转向,而转向角是决定转向前桥性能的一个非常重要的参数,本文解决了在桥总成装配线快速调整某转向前桥转向角问题。     

Application of time-variant predictive control to modelling driver steering skill

The paper addresses the need for improved mathematical models of human steering control. A multiple-model structure for a driver's internal model of a nonlinear vehicle is proposed. The multiple-model structure potentially offers a straightforward way to represent a range of driver expertise. The internal model is combined with a model predictive steering controller. The controller generates a steering command through the minimisation of a cost function involving vehicle path error. A study of the controller performance during an aggressive, nonlinear steering manoeuvre is provided. Analysis of the controller performance reveals a reduction in the closed-loop controller bandwidth with increasing tyre saturation and fixed controller gains. A parameter study demonstrates that increasing the multiple-model density, increasing the weights on the path error, and increasing the controller knowledge range all improved the path following accuracy of the controller.     

汽车转向泵恒流量控制的计算分析

通过模拟汽车转向泵恒流量控制的工作原理，给出合理的流量控制过程的理论分析方法，并计算分析转向泵的流量控制特性，确定其影响因素，同时也分析了令很多工程技术人员费解的两个流量控制现象。     

Generalised multi-axle vehicle handling

The familiar two-axle bicycle model and associated basic concepts of vehicle handling are reviewed and used to introduce minor changes in convention from the literature. The two-axle model is extended to a three-axle vehicle to illustrate the effectiveness of the notation combined with a simplifying mathematical identity found in the two-axle vehicle literature. A generalised model is then developed that produces dynamic equations of motion by inspection for a vehicle with an arbitrary number of steerable and non-steerable axles. Furthermore, the vehicle dynamic concepts of understeer and wheelbase are generalised and can be directly computed for various arbitrary vehicle configurations.