Integrated Vehicle Dynamics and Control (eBook)

A comprehensive overview of integrated vehicle system
dynamics exploring the fundamentals and new and emerging
developments

This book provides a comprehensive coverage of vehicle system
dynamics and control, particularly in the area of integrated
vehicle dynamics control. The book consists of two parts, (1)
development of individual vehicle system dynamic model and control
methodology; and (2) development of integrated vehicle dynamic
model and control methodology. The first part focuses on
investigating vehicle system dynamics and control according to the
three directions of vehicle motions, including longitudinal,
vertical, and lateral. Corresponding individual control systems,
e.g. Anti-lock Brake System (ABS), Active Suspension, Electric
Power Steering System (EPS), are introduced and developed
respectively.

Particular attention is paid in the second part of the book to
develop integrated vehicle dynamic control system. Integrated
vehicle dynamics control system is an advanced system that
coordinates all the chassis control systems and components to
improve the overall vehicle performance including safety, comfort,
and economy. Integrated vehicle dynamics control has been an
important research topic in the area of vehicle dynamics and
control over the past two decades. The research topic on integrated
vehicle dynamics control is investigated comprehensively and
intensively in the book through both theoretical analysis and
experimental study. In this part, two types of control
architectures, i.e. centralized and multi-layer, have been
developed and compared to demonstrate their advantages and
disadvantages.

* Integrated vehicle dynamics control is a hot topic in
automotive research; this is one of the few books to address both
theory and practice of integrated systems

* Comprehensively explores the research area of integrated
vehicle dynamics and control through both theoretical analysis and
experimental study

* Addresses a full range of vehicle system topics including tyre
dynamics, chassis systems, control architecture, 4 wheel steering
system and design of control systems using Linear Matrix Inequality
(LMI) Method