Path Following Control of Unmanned Rollers for the Compaction of Rock-filled Dams
ABSTRACT. The unmanned roller (UR) can improve the compactions quality and efficiency simultaneously relative to the manually operated roller. The path-following control for the UR is, however, challenging, because of 1) the increased degree of freedom in motion due to the articulated structure of UR, and 2) the disturbance in rollers positioning and orientating caused by the large rocks on road. In this work, a dual-layer active disturbance rejection path-following controller based on a kinematic model is proposed, where the discrepancy of the model from the roller is lumped as total disturbance and rejected online. To reduce the measurement uncertainties from rocks, the rollers position and orientation is corrected in real-time by measuring the attitudes of the front and rear frames. Additionally, a learning controller for road condition variations is designed to improve the accuracy of the kinematic model for improved control performance. The proposed solution is validated systematically in the real-world production application for the compaction of Rock-filled dams.
Stochastic Model Predictive Control Design for Gasoline Engines with EGR
ABSTRACT. This paper presents a stochastic model predictive control (SMPC) design scheme for gasoline engines with exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) by considering the stochastic distribution of indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP) as constraint to avoid abnormal combustion during transient conditions. Firstly, a model predictive control (MPC) problem is formulated to minimize the system state tracking error based on a second order state space model. Then, the SMPC problem under stochastic
IMEP distribution constraint is formulated. Moreover, in order to make the problem solvable, a scenario-based optimization approach is applied to transform the stochastic optimal control problem into a deterministic optimal control problem. Finally, the deterministic optimal control problem is solved by a multishooting based sequence quadratic programming (SQP). The simulation validation shows that the proposed SMPC scheme can avoid misfire during the tip put transient condition while guaranteeing the system states tracking performance without depending on the exhaust manifold pressure sensor.
A Novel Gearshift Control Method based on Historical Driving Information
ABSTRACT. This paper proposes a logical control approach for the gearshift strategy design aimed to improve the fuel consumption efficiency of the commuting vehicle such as city bus or trucks. The vehicle dynamics is discretized with respect to the route segment, and then it is further modeled as the stochastic logical dynamical system in view of the probability characteristic of the driver acceleration demand at the specific route segment. The fuel consumption optimization problem is constructed as a finite horizon optimal control problem under the framework of the proposed stochastic logical dynamical systems. Then the optimal gearshift strategy is obtained by applying a logical dynamic programming algorithm. Simulation results demonstrate the performance of the proposed control scheme.
Fuzzy Logic Energy Management Strategy Based on Genetic Algorithm for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
ABSTRACT. During recently years, as the environment problem and resource shortage become serious largely due to vehicles’ fuel consumption, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) with high fuel economy and reliability, catch a lot of attention. In this research, an energy management strategy (EMS), which serves as the core of PHEV’s performance, is introduced. The main part of the proposed EMS is based on fuzzy logic control, which takes the torque demand and State of Charge (SOC) as the input and engine torque as the output. Because fuzzy rules are usually determined by experience, genetic algorithm is applied to optimize the fuzzy rules to achieve better fuel economy via reproduction, crossover and mutation. The simulation is established on MATLAB/Simulink platform. The result demonstrates that the proposed strategy has 4.41% improvement on fuel consumption performance in comparison with fuzzy logic strategy before optimized. Moreover, the torque output is more stable than before optimized, while the SOC has basically realized the charge-discharge balance.
A finite-time estimation algorithm for updating look-up tables
ABSTRACT. Look-up tables are usually used to characterize operating-point-dependent system variables in typical embedded applications due to the relatively low computational load. In this paper the problem of look-up table parameters updating is studied to cope with physical systems changes due to operating conditions and age. To this aim, an estimation algorithm is developed in order to update look-up table parameters in a finite-time. The convergence proofs are based on Lyapunov-based approach, and the results are obtained based on the regressor term related to the classical identifiability condition. The relationship between the estimation error and model approximation error is analyzed for the proposed algorithm. The validity of the proposed method is verified by updating the two-dimensional look-up table for the throttle discharge coefficient of a spark ignition gasoline engine form engine simulation tool enDYNA.
State Observer-Based Air-Fuel Ratio Regulation of Compressed Natural Gas Engines
ABSTRACT. In this paper, the air-fuel ratio regulation problem of the compressed natural gas engines is researched. A state observer is designed based on the approximate linearization technology, since the air-fuel ratio is a nonlinear function of the total air mass and total fuel mass in cylinder. By the proposed state observer, a state feedback air-fuel ratio regulator is designed based on the dynamic model of the compressed natural gas engines, and the closed-loop system is mean-square stable. The validation of the proposed state feedback regulator is given by the numerical simulation under two working conditions. The simulation results show that the error of regulation of the air--fuel ratio can be regulated into a neighbourhood of its desired value under all of the working.
Stochastic Adaptive Tracking Control of Electronic Throttle
ABSTRACT. The problem of stochastic adaptive tracking control of the electronic throttle is researched, in which the spring gain and the external load torque are seen as an unknown constant and a Wiener process, respectively. A stochastic adaptive tracking controller is designed based on the backstepping technology, and the closed-loop system is proved to be bounded in probability. The validation of the proposed tracking controller is proved through numerical simulation under three working conditions. The simulation results show that the position of throttle plate can be tracked to its desired value, and the adaptive law can be tuned to a steady value under all of the working conditions.
A obstacle avoidance path planning algorithm based on the combination of model predictive control and force field
ABSTRACT. Aiming at local obstacle avoidance path planning, a
planning method combining force field(FF) and model predict
control(MPC) is proposed. Firstly, the road area is divided
according to the lane line, and the traffic scene is simulated
by the FF. A simplified environment model including the virtual
rectangular repulsion field of obstacle vehicles, the virtual gravity
field at the driving target position and the virtual gravity field
at the lane maintenance is established. Then, the kinematics
vehicle model is established, and the multi-constrained and multi-
objective optimization problem of path planning is constructed
based on the MPC, and the acceleration and yaw rate control
variables are solved. Finally, the validity of the path planning
scheme is verified by simulation.
Optimization of vehicle-following behavior considering driving style
ABSTRACT. Abstract—Driving style is important to fuel economy, safety and intelligent transportation. With the development of intelligent vehicle and transportation, driving style needs be considered to achieve a human-centered control. In daily traffic, the drivers in a platoon are variable and the driving data is unlabeled. It is meaningful to classify driving styles from unlabeled data and apply it to human-centered control. A vehicle-following control methodology is proposed in this paper to promote fuel economy according to driving style. Firstly, car-following parameters are calibrated from unlabeled data. An unsupervised cluster is applied to divide drivers into three driving styles according to the Silhouette coefficient. Based on cluster centroids, a driving style classification model is established to recognize driving style from car-following data. Then, a four-layer BP neural network is built and its optimal topology and hyperparameters is chosen to develop a general driver model to predict vehicle following speed, and an advanced speed prediction model including Gipps model is proposed to promote adaptability for more scenarios; and the driving style based weighting coefficients are identified for online vehicle speed prediction. Finally, a car-following control strategy considering driving style is proposed and the safety speed with Gipps speed, driving style based boundary speeds and economy speed are derived. Simulation results show that: 1) the proposed speed control strategy can classify drivers into proper driving style; 2) the proposed strategy can be used for human-centered driving control, improving vehicle-following safety, traffic efficiency, fuel economy and humanity.
Research on Modeling and Decision-making of Instructor-oriented Driving Training Closed-loop Coach System
ABSTRACT. The current manual driving training venues and lack of human resources are one of the key issues that need to be solved in driving schools in China. Although the car driving simulator has been used in driving school training, it can only provide a driving experience, can not perceive the student's operation, and still cannot replace the real car training. In order to truly save resources and improve the efficiency of driving training, the model and decision-making research of the closed-loop coach system for driving teaching in accordance with the aptitude is introduced. Firstly determine the structure of the driving school training coach system, analyze the system influencing factors, and then establish the student model and coach model structure, and construct the driving school training coach system structure. The least squares method is used to identify the model and obtain the parameters of the student model and the coach model. Finally, the student model parameters are classified by fuzzy C-cluster algorithm. The coach model combines the student's characteristic parameters and makes targeted decision-making according to the students' classification results. The practical application results show that the proposed closed-loop teaching system for driving teaching in accordance with the material can fully carry out driving training according to the characteristics of different students.
Model Research on Driving Teaching Decision Based on Cellular Automata and Reinforcement Learning
ABSTRACT. In the driving teaching process, the characteristics of the students change greatly, and it is difficult to establish an accurate mathematical description model for the students. For the difficulty of modeling students, the trainees and vehicles are regarded as the whole, and the cellular automata model of driving school students and vehicles is established. Train the electronic driving school coach with reinforcement learning, and give coach instructions in real time. The simulation results show that the cellular automaton model established in this paper can simulate the vehicle motion under different student characteristics based on different parameter settings. The electronic driving school coach trained by reinforcement learning can effectively improve the motion of the cellular automaton model. As a result, reasonable driving teaching decisions are provided.
First step to human-steering system modelling and control- Stretch reflex characteristics of driver’s upper limb muscles
ABSTRACT. Stretch reflex is the basis of human activities. The moment of inertia, damping and stiffness of the human-machine system based on the least-squares method were used to characterize quantitatively the total stretch reflex intensity of the driver’s upper limb. In order to study the influence of vehicles on the driver in the human-machine co-drive system and the muscle mechanical characteristics during the driving operation, 12 drivers were invited to take part in the experiments and were divided into three groups according to their body shapes. Through the step signal experiments under the same torque, the equivalent static stiffness obtained from the steering angle is used to characterize the static stretch reflex intensity. And the stiffness ratio is proposed to characterize the dynamic stretch reflex intensity of the driver. Finally, the correlation between mechanical parameters and EMG (Electromyography) indices, steering efficiency and co-contraction, was analyzed. This research will lay a foundation for the control strategy of the human-machine co-drive system.
Decision-Making for Oncoming Traffic Overtaking Scenario using Double DQN
ABSTRACT. Great progress has been made in the field of machine learning in recent years. And learning-based methods have been widely utilized for developing highly autonomous vehicle. To this end, we introduce a reinforcement learning based intelligent autonomous vehicle decision making method for oncoming overtaking scenario. The goal of reinforcement learning is to learn how to take optimal decision in corresponding observations through interactions with the environment using a reward function to estimate whether the decision is good or not. A Double Deep Q-learning (Double DQN) agent was used to learn policies for both longitudinal speed and lane change decision. Prioritized Experience Replay (PER) was used to accelerate convergence of the policies. A two-way 3-car scenario with oncoming traffic was established in SUMO (Simulation of Urban Mobility) to train and test the policies.
A Multi-Cell-to-Multi-Cell Equalizer for Series-Connected Batteries Based on Flyback Conversion
ABSTRACT. This paper proposes a multi-cell-to-multi-cell (MC2MC) equalizer for series-connected lithium-ion battery strings based on flyback conversion and its control method. An onboard 12 V lead-acid battery is used as the energy transfer station to reduce a half of switches. Different from the traditional equalizer, this equalizer can directly transfer energy from the higher-voltage cells (i.e., the optimal discharging combination) to the lead-acid battery and deliver energy from the lead-acid battery to the lower-voltage cells(i.e., the optimal charging combination), which greatly improves the equalization speed. The pulse-width modulation (PWM) duty cycle can be adjusted according to the voltage of the optimal charging or discharging combination during equalization, so that the balancing current and speed will not decrease with the decrease of the voltage difference among cells. Moreover, the demagnetization for the transformer can be realized in the discontinuous mode of the bidirectional flyback converter, thereby improving the stability of the equalization system. The simulation results show that with the proposed equalizer, the cell voltage difference can be decreased from 540 mV to 2 mV within 1500s, leading to a fast balancing speed.
Thermal behavior analysis of Pouch Lithium ion Battery using distributed electro-thermal model
ABSTRACT. Pouch lithium ion batteries are widely applied in electronic vehicles, due to their high energy density, smaller internal resistance and convenient transportation. However, pouch-type batteries are easier inducing thermal inhomogeneities and cause safety problems, especially for large-sized batteries. Therefore, in order to study the thermal behaviors of Pouch Lithium Ion Battery, a distributed electro-thermal model is established in this paper, which is developed by coupling the network equivalent circuit model and the 2D thermal model. Using this model, we can obtain the distributions of temperature, local SOC and current density on the cell plates. Then, a simulation analysis based on this model has been given for the thermal behavior of a pouch cell under different discharge rates (1C, 2C, 3C, 4C). Results verify that the larger discharge rate always causes a higher temperature rise, what’s more, the highest temperature area is not invariable in the process of discharge.
Influence of interconnect resistances on parallel-connected LiFePO4 cells performance
ABSTRACT. The battery module of parallel-connected lithium-ion cells is extensively applied in electric vehicles to satisfy the capacity and power capability. However, the performance of the module is influenced by the interconnect resistances and the position of its current collector. An equivalent circuit simulation model is developed and validated by pulse discharge tests. Based on the model, a module of five cells connected in parallel is established, including interconnect resistances. Then the effect of interconnect resistances and different positions of module current collector in parallel-connected cells is tested and discussed by the simulation. Results indicate that the interconnect resistances lead to inhomogeneous currents, and the cell directly connected to the module current collector appears the highest current. That is, the farther the cell is away from the module current collector, the lower current is. The cause are clarified from an angle of the currents through interconnect resistances. Therefore, in order to prolong the module lifetime, the interconnect resistance should be as small as possible, and the module current collector should not be connected with the edge single cell.
High-Precision Parameter Identification of Lithium-ion Battery Based on Voltage Signal Reconstruction
ABSTRACT. An accurate mathematical model is vital for the state estimation and management of the lithium-ion battery. And the real data is the foundation of modeling. However, the noise in the measurement signals can lead to poor estimation accuracy of model parameters. Traditionally, the low-pass filter is designed to reduce the impact of noise, while the optimal cutoff frequency in the filter is difficult to select. In view of this situation, this paper proposes a voltage reconstruction method to restrain noise and ensure the reality of battery measurement data. To verify the
effectiveness of the proposed method, equivalent circuit model (ECM) is established and model parameters are estimated by means of recursive least squares (RLS). Finally, the simulation results verify the feasibility of the proposed method.
ABSTRACT. The inconsistency of the battery cells has a great impact on battery grouping performance. In this paper, the inconsistency effect of internal resistance is analyzed by using the series-connected Rint battery model. And the difference of the parameter definition between the battery cell and the battery strings is analyzed. Through the theory analysis and simulation verification, some principles of battery cells grouping are achieved, which has an important reference significance to guide how to select and classify battery cells in the battery strings for better performance.
Modeling and Simulation of a Pure Electric Vehicle Thermal Management System and Controller Containing Battery-Motor Heat Exchanger
ABSTRACT. This paper introduced the structure and modeling process of a pure electric vehicle integrated thermal management system containing battery-motor heat exchanger, designed control strategies for it, and did some simulation research of its thermal management performance in high and low temperature environments and the energy-saving characteristics.
Preparation of RGO/Ni Nanoparticles with high-performance microwave absorption
ABSTRACT. Sensitive equipment such as electric vehicle control systems and vehicle electronics are susceptible to the external electromagnetic environment. The radiated electromagnetic signals interfere with the normal driving of electric vehicle and threaten human life. In order to ensure safety and reliability of electric vehicles, electromagnetic (EM) absorbent has become a key technology. RGO/Ni was prepared by in-situ reduction method in this paper. Since composition, size, and special morphology have a vital influence on microwave absorption properties, the as-obtained products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and vector network analysis. Different reduction methods will bring different dielectric properties to the obtained RGO. The RGO obtained by Zn powder have a more complete structure, and therefore better dielectric properties. The prepared RGO/Ni-2 composite possesses excellent impedance matching characteristics and electromagnetic complementary effect, which are beneficial to microwave absorption performance. This work investigates the mechanism of absorption for the as-obtained RGO/Ni-2, offers a promising strategy for the fabrication of RGO/Ni and introduces the application of RGO/Ni as a highly efficient absorber in the field of electric vehicle.
ABSTRACT. In the talk, a new observer design method to estimate simultaneously both the vehicle dynamics and the unknown driver’s torque will be presented. To take into account the timevarying nature of the longitudinal speed, the vehicle system is transformed into a polytopic linear parameter-varying (LPV) model with a reduced level of numerical complexity. Based on Lyapunov stability arguments, we prove that the estimation errors of the system state and of the unknown input (UI) are norm-bounded, which can be made arbitrarily small by minimizing a guaranteed L∞−gain performance. The design of the LPV unknown input observer is reformulated as an LMI-based optimization which can be effectively solved via semi-definite programming. Extensive hardware experiments are carried out under various driving test scenarios to confirm the effectiveness of the proposed observer design. In particular, a comparative study is performed with a widely adopted UI observer to emphasize the practical interests of the new estimation solution
Proof-of-Concept Study of Magnetorheological Semi-Active Seat Suspension System for Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected Vehicles
ABSTRACT. The impact caused by the detonation of landmines and improvised explosive devices may lead to spine fracture and injury of the seated occupants on mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles. The vibration transmitted from the uneven road surface is another factor affecting ride comfort/health, on the other hand. Aiming at minimizing the injury to spine and “discomfort” due to the shock and vibration from the terrain or blast, a magnetorheological (MR) energy absorber (EA)-based semi-active seat suspension system for both shock and vibration mitigation is proposed and investigated. The proposed MR semi-active seat suspension system simply consists of a coil spring supporting the seat pan and the occupant, a MREA and a fail-safe EA rod. The dynamic model of the MR semi-active seat suspension system with a 4-degree-of-freedom lumped-parameter model for seated occupant is established. A concept of integrated hybrid controller combining strategies for shock and vibration control is proposed and designed. The hybrid controller employs the skyhook control strategy to achieve vibration control and the “soft-landing” control strategy to achieve shock control, and it switches between the two control strategies according to the system dynamic states. Based on the real-time velocity of the seat, the motion process of the “vehicle-seat-human” system can be pre-judged, and the critical point for switching the two control strategies can be determined. A feedforward control strategy based on a hysteresis model with a resistor-capacitor operator is proposed and realized to high-efficiently output desired damping force of the hybrid controller from the employed MREA. Sequentially, both ride comfort (i.e., vibration control) and vertical safety (i.e., shock control) of the MR semi-active seat suspension system are tested, analyzed and evaluated under different excitations.
Design and Optimization of the Shift Schedule and Gear Ratios for a Two-speed Pure Electric Logistics Vehicle
ABSTRACT. Based on a pure electric logistics vehicle with a single reducer, the paper matches a new electric motor, takes the electricity consumption in NEDC working condition as the optimization objective, designs the two-speed transmission gear ratios to replace the fixed gear ratio and gives a new shift schedule matching the electric motor. Then, the two gear ratios are optimized according to the new shift schedule. The optimization results indicate that the electricity consumption(Kwh/100km) in NEDC working condition decreased by 1.21%. The maximum motor working rotation speed decreased by 44%. The maximum inclination increased by 11.68%. The acceleration time of 0~50km/h is the same as single reducer vehicle, which can meets the requirements. Compare with the single reducer, the two-speed transmission has a better performance.
Sensorless Vector Control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Based on DSP
ABSTRACT. The sliding mode observer is used to estimate the rotor position and angular velocity of the permanent magnet synchronous motor. The controller adopts TMS320F28335 chip as the main chip. After Clark coordinate transformation, the mathematical model of the permanent magnet synchronous motor static coordinate system is established. The SVPWM space vector pulse width modulation technology is used to control the three-phase full-bridge inverter power tube breaking. The speed-current double-closed-loop permanent magnet synchronous motor is operated without position sensor vector control, and the hardware is built to verify the feasibility of the sliding mode observer to estimate the rotor position and speed.
Analysis of the Efficiency of Two Different Electric-continuously Variable Transmission for Hybrid Electric Bus
ABSTRACT. This paper proposes two different electric-continuously variable transmission (EVT) configurations for a typical hybrid electric bus (HEB). The two proposed configurations are the Output-split Configuration with Dual Planetary gearsets (OCDP) and the Input-split Configuration with Single Planetary gearset equipped with a Clutch (C-ICSP), respectively. Then the power performance and efficiency of the two configurations are analyzed and compared based on the lever analogy. The analysis indicates the OCDP cannot apply for the HEB because the motor speed exceeds the reasonable range,because the efficiency in high-speed area is low. Only the C-ICSP has good applicability to the HEB.
Research on Strategy and Algorithm of Lateral Motion Control for Autonomous Driving Electric Vehicle
ABSTRACT. Autonomous vehicle motion control system includes two aspects: longitudinal motion control and lateral motion control. This paper studies the lateral motion control strategy and algorithm of the autonomous driving electric vehicles. By analyzing the two indexes of sliding stability and rollover stability, a safety evaluation model of curve driving is established. Based on the above model, the functional relationship between the safe driving speed and curve radius is established by vehicle dynamics software simulation, and the strategy of upper steering control is designed.The control algorithm of the lower layer of lateral movement matching with the upper layer control strategy is studied, which realizes the optimal control of lateral movement deviation. Finally, the real vehicle experiment verifies that the lateral motion control strategy and algorithm designed in this paper can control the steady-state error of lateral displacement within 1.14%, and it has obviously better performance than the traditional Fuzzy controller under straight road and large curvature curve with good real-time, stability and robustness.
Energy Management Strategy of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Considering the Temperature Effect of Power Battery
ABSTRACT. Power battery is the main power source of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), and the temperature change directly affects its safety and service life. Firstly, the temperature effect on the characteristics of batteries is analyzed, which reveals that the internal resistance of batteries varies greatly at different temperatures. On the basis, the thermal model of batteries is constructed. Furthermore, the energy management strategy based on model predictive control (MPC) is designed. BP neural network is used to predict the velocity, and dynamic programming is used as receding horizon optimization. After that, three methods are used to restrict the temperature on the basis of MPC. Finally, the engine torque is obtained considering both fuel economy and battery temperature.
Study on Transport Safety Evaluation and Driving Stability of Hazardous Chemicals Vehicles
ABSTRACT. In view of the problem of the road transport safety of hazardous chemicals. This paper constructs the evaluation index system of road transport safety of dangerous goods by analyzing the impact of liquid sloshing on the transport safety and driving stability. People, vehicles, roads, environment and other factors that affect the safety of the transport vehicles are also considered. In this paper, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is used to give the weight of each evaluation facto and seven kinds of evaluation set of safety status are set up. This paper takes the vehicle handling stability as the object, and analyzes the influence of liquid sloshing on the handling stability of vehicle. The simulation model is constructed by the software of Trucksim, and the fishhook test is selected to carry out the simulation test. The simulation results show that forces and moments generated by the liquid sloshing significantly reduce the vehicle stability. The research method provides reference for practice and decision-making in road transport of dangerous goods safety evaluation.
Research on track reckoning of Automatic Parking System Based on Multi-information Fusion
ABSTRACT. Abstract—Motion control is one of the key technologies in the automatic parking system. The vehicle real-time positioning information plays a fundamental role in motion control. The automatic parking scene is essentially an low-speed unmanned scene in a small area.This paper mainly studies the vehicle positioning technology in this scene, namely the Closed- loop update of parking spot. Considering the high price of equipment used in general vehicle positioning technology, this paper selects the vehicle positioning technology with simple and low cost equipment. Firstly, the positioning accuracy of the traditional track reckoning is confirmed, and the simulation with carsim & simulink is used to verify the track reckoning ability. Secondly, the method of track reckoning with speed is proposed to locate the moving vehicle in real time. Finally, due to the inaccurate wheel speed of the vehicle at low speed in the real vehicle verification section,an improved method of track reckoning used multi-information is proposed. The method combines the advantages of the traditional and wheel speed methods of track reckoning to complete the track reckoning better. The software simulations and the real vehicle tsets about parallel parking trajectory show that the track reckoning with multi-information fusion is superior in the Closed- loop update of parking spot.
Study on the Estimation Method of the Forces on Vehicle Tires for ESC System
ABSTRACT. Many vehicle state parameters will be used in the electronic stability control (ESC) system. ESC system must estimate some important parameters based on the limited sensors and help to develop the control strategies. ESC can estimate the work state of vehicle with tire forces based on the estimating of adhesion coefficient and wheel slip ratio, then determine the control strategy on wheels. The tire forces to be estimated include vertical force, lateral force and longitudinal force on tires. This paper proposes an estimation method for tire/road forces. The method only uses standard sensors that are available on the vehicle. The vertical tire force is estimated based on vehicle geometric parameters and vehicle working state, the lateral force is estimated based on vehicle yaw rate, and the longitudinal force is estimated based on the longitudinal acceleration. Using a Matlab-Carsim co-simulation modal,the estimation process was applied and compared to Carsim simulation results. And the HIL tests also were carried out. Both simulation and experimental results show the accuracy and potential of the estimation method.
Study of Comprehensive Evaluation for L2 Automated Vehicles on Field Test
ABSTRACT. In addition to some test standards in the level 1 automated vehicles, it still lacks perfect test evaluation procedures for level 2 automated vehicles. The evaluation method of vehicle field test for L2 automated vehicles is studied, and the multi-level automated vehicles evaluation index system is preliminarily established from the aspects of safety, intelligence and experiential. The order relationship and the analytic hierarchy process are applied to empower the automated vehicles evaluation indicators at all levels. A comprehensive evaluation model of L2 automated vehicles was established by using fuzzy comprehensive and grey comprehensive evaluation method. Taking the test results of the three models of vehicles on ACC mode as an example, a multi-level fuzzy comprehensive evaluation and a gray comprehensive evaluation were carried out to conduct a single evaluation and comprehensive evaluation on the three aspects of safety, intelligence and experiential of the automated vehicles.
Tracking of High-speed Emergency Avoidance Paths for Vehicles Based on Non-linear Active Disturbance Rejection Control
ABSTRACT. The robustness of vehicle path tracking is studied for high-speed emergency avoidance conditions. Using a two-degree-of-freedom vehicle model and aiming at the ideal yaw rate for controlling the actual yaw rate tracking planning of the vehicle, a non-nonlinear auto-disturbance rejection path tracking controller is designed. The non-nonlinear ADRC controller can observe and compensate the external disturbances and model parameter uncertainties such as vehicle mass changes to ensure the robustness of the system. Aiming at the problem of excessive lateral acceleration or discontinuity of step and curvature in the avoidance path, Sigmoid function is introduced to re-plan the avoidance path. In order to verify the robustness of the controller, an SUV provided by Carsim is used for real vehicle simulation. The simulation results show that the nonlinear auto-disturbance rejection path tracking controller can control the vehicle to track the ideal avoidance path and ensure the vehicle to avoid the obstacles ahead quickly and without collision.
A Study of a Method for Solving Vertical Parking Trajectory Planning Optimal Control Problem
ABSTRACT. This paper presents a method for solving parking trajectory planning problems by combining homotopic method and GPM(Gauss pseudo-spectral method). Firstly, the vehicle kinematics model is established. By combining the dynamic constraints, avoid collision constraints and terminal conditions, the parking trajectory planning problem is described as the optimal control problem with the cost function of the shortest parking time and travel distance. Then, the optimal control problem is transformed into NLP by GPM. In the process of iteration, the constraint conditions of obstacle avoidance are transformed by the homotopic method, which uses the solution of the last optimal control problem as the guess of the next solution. After being simulated under vertical parking scenario, the results show a good convergence rate for parking trajectory planning of narrow parking spaces.
Advanced Driver Assistance System Simulation Test Based on Virtual Scenario
ABSTRACT. A hardware-in-the-loop test system for the Advanced Driver Assistance System controller based on virtual scenario was built. Taking the automatic emergency braking system as an example, a standardized test scenario was built based on CarMaker software and the Advanced Driver Assistance System function simulation test was carried out. The test results show that by configuring the vehicle model and establishing a standardized scenario, the hardware-in-the-loop test system of the Advanced Driver Assistance System controller based on the virtual scenario can simulate the real vehicle test which can test the complex dangerous conditions and improve the efficiency safety and repeatability of the test.
A Novel Three-Phase Single-Stage Isolated AC-DC Converter with Symmetrical Structure for Battery Charger
ABSTRACT. With the advantages of high power density, efficiency and reliability, the single-stage AC-DC converter has become increasingly popular for use in battery charger application. To improve the level of power, this paper proposes a novel three-phase single-stage isolated symmetrical AC-DC (TPSSI-ACDC) converter and corresponding control scheme. A compact topology with only six semiconductor devices supplies high frequency pulse voltage for transformer, meanwhile the PFC function comes true. The proportional resonant (PR) controller is adopted to track the fundamental-frequency current references with zero-error quickly. The effectiveness and the performance of the proposed converter are verified by simulation.
Predictive Ecological Control: Using Road Terrain and Traffic Signal Information for Improving Vehicle Energy Efficiency
ABSTRACT. This paper proposes a predictive ecological control (PEC) strategy to improve the energy efficiency of electric vehicle (EV) which approaches to an intersection with traffic light. By using the traffic signal information, the range of average cruising speed which avoids stopping is determined. Within the vehicle speed range, the cruising velocity is optimized by dynamic programming to reduce the energy loss while driving on highway with varying slops. Three case studies, cruising without information, with signal information and PEC are simulated. The results indicate the significant energy efficiency improvement of PEC and its potential impact on trip time.
Transient Dynamic Response Analysis of Engine Start for A Hybrid Electric Vehicle
ABSTRACT. Changes in the structure and operating conditions of hybrid vehicles have caused new vibration and noise problems. The hybrid vehicle will start or stop the engine selectively under different road conditions for the purpose of energy saving and emission reduction. The vibration of vehicles during engine start and stop process is not expected by the drivers, whose influences for ride comfort can’t be ignored. This paper studies the excitation source of the engine, analyzes the pumping resistance, inertial resistance and combustion torque of the engine, and establishes an exhaustive engine model based on the analysis results in ADAMS. Finally, co-simulation results show that using the coordinated torque control of the large and small motors, the vibration of the whole vehicle during the start and stop of the engine is reduced significantly.
Predictive Freeway Overtaking Strategy for Automated Vehicles Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
ABSTRACT. This paper proposes a deep reinforcement learning (DRL) approach for a predictive overtaking strategy for autonomous vehicles in freeway scenarios. First, the real-world driving data is extracted from the Next Generation SIMulation (NGSIM) dataset. The long short-term memory (LSTM) model is leveraged to forecast the longitudinal and lateral motion of vehicles. Then, the freeway overtaking scenario is constructed, wherein two-lane road traffic is considered. Based on the predicted driving trajectories of the surrounding vehicles, reinforcement learning is utilized to guide the target vehicle's movement. Results indicate that the presented decision-making strategy could enhance the mobility and safety of the studied automated vehicle.
The Power Distribution Control Strategy of Fully-Active Hybrid Energy Storage System Based on Sliding Mode Control
ABSTRACT. In view of the problem of insufficient cruising range of electric vehicles, the supercapacitor and DC/DC converter are connected in parallel to form an fully-active vehicle-mounted hybrid energy storage system, in which the battery is used as the main power source, and the supercapacitor is used as the auxiliary power source, and they are connected to the bus through a bidirectional DC/DC converter. A power distribution control strategy for fully-active hybrid energy storage system based on sliding mode control is proposed. The proposed control strategy includes a sliding mode controller to accurately track the reference values of battery and supercapacitor current, a voltage controller is used to maintain bus voltage stability, and the stability analysis is based on the Lyapunov method. The fully-active hybrid energy storage system and the proposed control strategy are modeled and simulated in the simulation environment of Matlab/Simulink. The simulation results show that the proposed sliding mode control strategy can accurately track the reference value of the battery and supercapacitor current, and stabilize the bus voltage.The effectiveness of the proposed control strategy is fully proved.
Optimization of Control Strategy for Dual-motor Coupled Propulsion System Based on Dynamic Programming Method
ABSTRACT. The configuration of single-motor direct drive or single-motor coupled with a multi-speed transmission adopted by most domestic battery electric buses has problems such as low overall efficiency and power interruption during shifting. In this paper, a dual-motor coupled propulsion system is proposed for high-performance battery electric buses. Based on the principle of minimum demand electric power, the threshold value of switching between different drive modes of electric drive system is established. Based on the dynamic programming method, the torque distribution control strategy of the electric drive system is optimized in certain drive cycle. Compared with that used the original equal proportion control strategy, the overall efficiency of the electric drive system is improved, and the power consumption is reduced by 13.6%.
Research on Electric Bulldozer Straight Driving Stability
ABSTRACT. In order to solve the problem of straight-line running deviation of electric bulldozer caused by the difference of response characteristics between two motors, the difference of moving devices on both sides or the difference of load on both sides, the straight driving stability of tracked electric bulldozer was studied. Based on Matlab/Simulink, the simulation model of tracked electric bulldozer was established, and the influence factors of straight driving stability were analyzed by using the model. According to the analysis results, the yaw angular velocity of bulldozer was chosen as the feedback parameter of straight-line stability control, and the control strategy based on fuzzy PID was designed. According to the yaw angular velocity and its change rate, the correction of PI parameters was obtained by fuzzy controller. A comparative simulation analysis of two cases with or without straight driving stability control was carried out, and the simulation results showed that the control strategy can achieve good results when there were differences in the torque response of the motor on both sides, the crawler on both sides and the load on both sides, which verifies the feasibility of strategy.
Shift Quality Improvement of AMT by Using Torque Observer and Anti-Disturbance Controller
ABSTRACT. Clutch control is a critical issue for Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) and it is related to the vehicle drivability closely, such as the jerk during gear shift and the friction loss during the clutch slip process. In this paper, a clutch control strategy is developed during gear shift process, wherein two key problems are considered. A shaft torque observer-based clutch disengagement controller is proposed during clutch release process, and a disturbance rejection controller is applied to clutch engagement control. The plant and control-oriented models of the powertrain are built, then the gear upshift process from the first gear to second gear is taken as an example to validate the proposed clutch control strategy. The simulation results show that, the drivability during the gear shift process can be guaranteed, the shift time is short enough, whilst the clutch slip loss and vehicle jerk also satisfy the requirements.
Research on Estimation Algorithm of Adhesion Coefficient
ABSTRACT. This paper presents an algorithm for estimating road surface adhesion coefficient at different slip rates. First, estimation method of slip ratio and utilization adhesion coefficient are proposed.An estimation method for road surface adhesion coefficient is proposed for different slip ratio stages. At high slip ratio, estimates are made by utilization adhesion coefficient. At low slip rate,estimates are made by Bayes' theorem and slope method. Finally, through experimental verification, the algorithm can accurately and quickly estimate the adhesion coefficient of the current road surface.