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Pitch Control for a Semi-track Air-cushion Vehicle Based on Optimal Power Consumption

Journal Article
2009-01-1225
ISSN: 1946-3995, e-ISSN: 1946-4002
Published April 20, 2009 by SAE International in United States
Pitch Control for a Semi-track Air-cushion Vehicle Based on Optimal Power Consumption
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Citation: Xie, D., Ma, C., Luo, Z., and Yu, F., "Pitch Control for a Semi-track Air-cushion Vehicle Based on Optimal Power Consumption," SAE Int. J. Passeng. Cars – Mech. Syst. 2(1):1136-1142, 2009, https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-1225.
Language: English

Abstract:

A new kind of integrated semi-track air-cushion pitch controller is proposed in this paper. The controller first compute the target working point based on a weighed function, which is the combination of optimal power consumption and pitch angle control demand. Then the sequential quadratic programming algorithm distributes the general target values to specific control values. The performance of the controller is verified through co-simulation between Matlab/Simulink and ADAMS/View. The simulation results show the effectiveness of the control algorithm and the correctness of the choice in physical configuration with two air cushions for vehicle body pitch control.