An investigation of the effects of pneumatic actuator design on slip control for heavy vehicles

Progress in reducing actuator delays in pneumatic brake systems is opening the door for advanced anti-lock braking algorithms to be used on heavy goods vehicles. However, little has been published on slip controllers for air-braked heavy vehicles, or the effects of slow pneumatic actuation on their design and performance. This paper introduces a sliding mode slip controller for air-braked heavy vehicles. The effects of pneumatic actuator delays and flow rates on stopping performance and air (energy) consumption are presented through vehicle simulations. Finally, the simulations are validated with experiments using a hardware-in-the-loop rig. It is shown that for each wheel, pneumatic valves with delays smaller than 3 ms and orifice diameters around 8 mm provide the best performance.     

The mechanisms involved during the wet braking of new and worn tires

ABSTRACT

Tires are used by the customers during several tens of thousands of kilometres, and before their replacement, the driver will encounter a continuous variation of tread depth due to the tire wearing. Although the wet braking labelling demonstrates the performance of the tire in the new stage, it is known that the wet traction evolves with tire wear. In this paper, an in-depth comparison of the wet grip performance of new and worn tires will be conducted, based on the regulatory wet braking test. For this purpose, we propose an original approach to analyse braking test results, which allows breaking down and quantifying the relative importance of the mechanisms involved during this test. This study demonstrates that two main mechanisms are taking place during the entire test: rubber friction and hydroplaning mechanisms. The µ value obtained at low speeds reflects the friction potential of the tested tires while the decline of performance at higher speeds is attributed to hydroplaning mechanisms. This analysis is conducted on numerous tires and demonstrates that current regulatory test applied on new tires is focussing mainly on the rubber friction mechanism. The same test applied on worn tires exhibits both rubber friction and hydroplaning mechanisms. The mechanisms decomposition shows that the source of the performance decline from new to worn status varies greatly, some tires having most of their performance loss due to hydroplaning, some others due to rubber friction drop.     

制动误踩油门电子制动控制系统

介绍一种制动误踩油门电子制动控制系统的构成、工作原理,并在实车上模拟运行验证其可行性。     

对开路面弯道制动ABS控制策略研究

在对开路面弯道制动工况下分析了轮胎受力情况,提出一种基于转角预测前馈、路径偏移量反馈的车辆最佳滑移率动态调节方法,在SIMPACK中建立汽车多体模型,在MATLAB/Simulink中搭建控制系统,并进行了虚拟在环试验。试验结果显示,与传统ABS相比,所提出的控制方法可以显著改善车辆的侧偏位移、横摆角速度以及制动时方向的稳定性,保证了制动效能,使车辆侧向稳定性得到显著提高。     

汽车爆胎特性建模与主动制动控制策略

为了提高汽车在突发爆胎事故时的稳定性,对爆胎汽车主动制动控制策略进行了研究。根据车轮爆胎时间与压力变化的关系,在UniTire模型基础上建立了爆胎模型;根据电子稳定性控制系统中横摆角速度及质心侧偏角对汽车稳定性影响的关系,基于二自由度汽车动力学模型,通过计算汽车横摆角速度及质心侧偏角实际值与理想值的偏差,并基于线性二次型调节器最优控制方法决策出最优附加横摆力矩,从而修正爆胎后汽车的运动状态。最后通过计算机仿真对所提策略的有效性进行了验证。结果表明：主动制动控制策略可以保证爆胎过程中汽车的行驶稳定性和安全性。     

城市现代有轨电车制动控制系统的研制

分析了现代有轨电车制动系统的主要特点,介绍了四方车辆研究所研制的有轨电车制动系统的组成、主要功能、作用原理及试验验证情况。     

基于停船视距的船舶领域模型研究

目前已有船舶领域模型具体取值依赖大量实测资料,缺乏理论定量研究。针对长江下游航道条件和船舶特性,基于道路交通工程中停车视距的概念,提出了航道中停船视距的概念。分析船舶制动加速度特性,探讨船舶领域模型长轴取值。研究结果表明:航道中停船视距由反应距离、制动距离以及安全距离3部分组成;当前船的制动加速度为后船的4倍时,船舶领域长轴取值为2.6~3.9倍船长,与已有进江海船的推荐值3.0~4.0倍船长基本吻合;船舶领域长轴取值具有一定的速度敏感性。     

安装风阻制动装置的高速列车制动距离研究

随着高速列车运行速度的提高,采用包括风阻制动技术在内的组合制动方式以保证高速列车紧急制动时达到规定的制动距离成为热点研究方向。文章针对目前研发中的新型分布式风阻制动装置,采用计算流体力学(CFD)方法对安装风阻制动装置的列车进行了制动力计算,并将相关结果作为输入参数,评估不同布置工况下风阻制动装置对高速列车制动距离的影响。依据评估结果,确定了风阻制动装置的适用速度范围、使用特点及效果。     

采用电磁制动器的拖挂式房车制动力分析研究

从法规对拖挂式车辆制动力的要求出发,首次建立了采用电磁制动器的拖挂式房车制动力模型,通过改变电磁制动器电磁体通电电流,来实现对房车制动力大小的调节.得出了电磁制动器电磁体通电电流的合理控制范围,并对分析结果进行了试验验证.试验结果表明,制动器制动力模型正确、理论分析合理.为进一步研究主、房车制动力大小匹配,提高拖挂式车辆的制动稳定性,提供了重要依据.     

长大列车制动系统减压特性的计算机模拟

本文根据空气动力学原理,建立了包括列车主管和支管的空气制动系统数学模型,并编制了相应程序。建模时,视管内流动为一维、有摩擦、非等熵不定常流,其数学模型的基本方程为一组偏微分方程,采用特征线法求解,应用该程序计算了不同主管直径、长度,不同支管直径、长度,以及不同初压、不同开口比及管内壁粗糙度等因素对减压特性的影响,结果和试验数据基本吻合。