Matching Vehicle Responses Using the Model-Following Control Method

970561

02/24/1997

Event
SAE International Congress and Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
The Variable Dynamic Testbed Vehicle (VDTV) is presently being developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). It is being designed to have a “steer-by-wire” front steering system and an independent rear steering system. These steering systems enable the VDTV to emulate the directional control characteristics of a broad range of passenger vehicles. In this study, a “model-following” control method is used to modify both the steady-state and transient lateral response characteristics of a small-size VDTV to match those of compact-size and mid-size vehicles. For two classes of steering inputs considered in this study (“pseudo-step” and “sinusoidal”), the model-following control design method allowed the VDTV to accurately and robustly track the lateral responses of the target vehicles over a range of forward speed.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/970561
Pages
15
Citation
Lee, A., "Matching Vehicle Responses Using the Model-Following Control Method," SAE Technical Paper 970561, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/970561.
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Publisher
Published
Feb 24, 1997
Product Code
970561
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English