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Control Allocation for Multi-Axle Hub Motor Driven Land Vehicles

Journal Article
2016-01-1670
ISSN: 2167-4191, e-ISSN: 2167-4205
Published April 05, 2016 by SAE International in United States
Control Allocation for Multi-Axle Hub Motor Driven Land Vehicles
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Citation: Wang, Q., Ayalew, B., and Singh, A., "Control Allocation for Multi-Axle Hub Motor Driven Land Vehicles," SAE Int. J. Alt. Power. 5(2):338-347, 2016, https://doi.org/10.4271/2016-01-1670.
Language: English

Abstract:

This paper outlines a real-time hierarchical control allocation algorithm for multi-axle land vehicles with independent hub motor wheel drives. At the top level, the driver’s input such as pedal position or steering wheel position are interpreted into desired global state responses based on a reference model. Then, a locally linearized rigid body model is used to design a linear quadratic regulator that generates the desired global control efforts, i.e., the total tire forces and moments required track the desired state responses. At the lower level, an optimal control allocation algorithm coordinates the motor torques in such a manner that the forces generated at tire-road contacts produce the desired global control efforts under some physical constraints of the actuation and the tire/wheel dynamics. The performance of the proposed control system design is verified via simulation analysis of a 3-axle heavy vehicle with independent hub-motor drives.