Vehicle dynamics control systems

Angular-rate sensors are relatively new in automotive applications. They were first used in 1995 in vehicle dynamics control systems. More recent applications include navigation systems and rollover systems. Since all these systems are still in a growth phase, these sensors have a large market potential in coming years. For the year 2000, the market is estimated to be approximately 250 million, growing to more than 700 million in 2005. 

The vision of braking and steering by wire will demand new, extremely reliable sensors. Even in early implementations of steer-by-wire systems, in which manual control can override any system failure, more than one sensor is normally used for the sake of redundancy. Many of the sensor principles required are already established in the market, including steering-angle sensors (e.g., for vehicle dynamics control) and pedal-position sensors. Mechanical action or feedback control, however, will drive the emergence of torque and force sensors. 

One high-volume application is the wheel speed detection for anti-lock braking (ABS) systems. Wheel speed information is also needed in modern vehicle dynamics control (VDC) and navigation systems. Both require, in addition to the wheel speed, the steering angle as an input value, which is also often provided by magnetic sensors. A classic field of application is the power train, in which magnetic sensors deliver information about the cam and crank shaft positions as well as the transmission speed. 

There are plastics such as TP elastomers that are frequently subjected to dynamic loads where heat energy and motion control systems are required. One of the serious dynamic loading problems frequently encountered in machines and vehicles is vibration-induced deflection (Chapter 4, DYNAMIC LOAD ISOLATOR). 

Important operational factors include vehicle weight, road gradient, vehicle load and the use of auxiliary equipment such as air conditioning, the thermal state of the engine and exhaust emission-control system, and the way in which a vehicle is driven (e.g. speed, or the so-called dynamics of driving). 

Presently, automotive sensors are mostly dedicated solely to a particular system. Future sensors will have to be designed as multiple-use sensors for incorporation into different automotive systems. Each sensor then either has to include a bus controller or will be combined - where possible - with other sensors into an intelligent sensor-subsystem that performs a certain level of information preprocessing, for example, an inertial sensor cluster that delivers vehicle dynamics data to the bus. Particularly in the field of inertial sensors will such sensor subsystems emerge in the future - this trend is already being seen in the emergence of multi-axis inertial sensors. 

The first step in analyzing the performance of a catalyst in an emission control system is to determine "what the catalyst sees" in terms of temperature, exhaust composition, and exhaust flow rate variations during the driving cycle. The nature of the conditions that a catalyst is exposed to is not only a function of the driving cycle and the vehicle type, but also is dependent upon the air-fuel control system. Tests which record the dynamic conditions have to be repeated and evaluated statistically since the detailed results of each test will vary as a result of random test-to-test variations. 

The resource management and real-time control functions of FMS are closely related to the dynamic scheduling system. The resource-management system should be activated by a dynamic scheduling system to allocate resources to production process to achieve real-time control for FMS. The resources to be controlled involve tools, automatic guided vehicles, pallets and fixtures, NC files, and human resources. 

The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO has developed another simulative approach called PreScan . It includes the complete road situation, vehicle sensors, system controls, and vehicle dynamics [64]. Based on Matlab , Simulink , and Stateflow , PreScan claims not only to simulate the pre-crash phase, but also to calculate the crash consequences via a UnktoMADYMO [48]. 

Avionics and Navigation. Condensed from the term aviation electronics, the term avionics has come to include the generation of intelligent software systems and sensors to control unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which may operate autonomously. Avionics also deals with various subsystems such as radar and communications, as well as navigation equipment, and is closely linked to the disciplines of flight dynamics, controls, and navigation. 

Mixed systems of this type arise also when mechanical systems are influenced by non mechanical dynamic forces, like electro-magnetic forces in a magnetically levitated (maglev) vehicle. Also, multibody systems with additional control devices, hydraulic components etc. may result in such a mixed form. 

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Application of dynamic dehumidification preservation technology (DP) has been successfully applied to preserve weapon systems. DP technology has been applied to ground combat vehicles, helicopters, combat aircraft and air warning and control systems. Currently employed moisture prevention technologies include changes in material design and use of physical barriers to exclude moisture from the air. 

The developed method for the determination of safe, optimal changes of the ship s course and speed in collision situation at sea, with the presence of other ships and taking into account the static obstacles, constitutes a process of determining a safe, optimal transition path of a moving object in a dynamic environment. The solution of this problem is widely used in robotics and military, for instance in control systems of unmanned vehicles. 

There are few field studies of underwater robotics in Brazil. Dominguez (1989) realized a study on modeling and developed a program to dynamically simulate underwater vehicles. Cunha (1992) proposed an adaptive control system for tracking trajectories. Hsu et al. (2000) presented a procedure to identify the dynamic model of thrusters. Barros and Soares (1991) presented a proposal for a low cost vehicle that can operate as ROV or AUV. Souza e Mamyama (2012) investigated different control techniques for dynamic positioning. 

The control system must not only compensate the nonlinearities of the vehicle dynamics, but also the dynamics that were not modeled, or unstructured uncertainties, as well as external disturbances. These uncertainties include river currents, the actuator system hydrodynamics, navigation, and control subsystem delays. 

The system offers dynamic adaptation to various driving environments such as a city, rural, traffic jams, and tunnels. The sensor software provides for adaptable sensitivity control to adapt continuously to the ambient pollution levels. The sensor incorporates a self-learning feature to provide continuous adjustments that yield consistent sensor performance over the life of the vehicle. 

The fuel cell system is controlled by a so called fuel cell control unit (FCU) in which all the algorithms are implemented. The fuel cell system controller communicates with the vehicle controller via a CAN interface and controls aU the high dynamic processes to feed the proper amount of hydrogen and air. In additimi the FCU controls all the processes like for example the start-up and the shut-down procedure and the overall water management. 

Within the framework of System / Control Theory, a physical system can be modeled under a number of different modeling formalisms. One widely used model is the Continuous-lime Dynamical System (CTDS). Typically, a CTDS is assumed to have a number of output and input terminals, by means of which an outside observer can record system behaviors and a system operator can apply the appropriate control actions to ensure the system exhibits a desired behavior. For example, when an airplane travels along a predetermined path, it is likely that small or significant deviations between the ensuing path and the nominal path will take place. These deviations are typically revealed by means of sensors, both on-board and off-board. After the appropriate forces / torques are acted upon the vehicle (control), the aircraft will ideally return to its nominal path after some finite time. 

The purpose of this book is to present computationally efficient algorithms for the dynamic simulation of closed-chain robotic systems. In particular, the simulation of single closed chains and simple closed-chain mechanisms (such as multilegged vehicles or dexterous hands) is investi ted in detail. In conjunction with the simulation algorithms, efficient algorithms are also derived for the computation of the joint space and operational space inntia matrices of a manipulator. These two inertial quantities are important factors in a variety of robotics applications, including both simulation and control. 

Ridley, R, and P. Corke, 2003, Load Haul Dump Vehicle Kinematics and Control Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, v. 125, p. 54. 

The driving state is normally continually monitored (by the driver and/or a system) in order to make corrections on any or all of these levels if required. Detailed applications, variations and refinements of this model can be found in the literature [4, 10-12]. Classically, active safety systems, e.g.. Dynamic Stability Control (DSC), have been designed to provide support at the stabilization level. At this level, the target quantities are generally well defined in terms of vehicle physics. Preventive pedestrian protection, which is in the focus of this thesis, addresses primarily the maneuvering level and thus involves additional eomplexities in control—particularly those involving the interpretation of driver behavior and the interaction of system actions with the driver. 

A test track is a classic environment for testing and evaluation of different functions [79]. A experiment on a test track can reproduce very different aspects of various traffic systems, such as different kinds of road classes, road surfaces or traffic situations. As test tracks are not open to normal traffic, full experimental control [44] together with a quite realistic environment [80] including real vehicles and their dynamics is available [79]. Another advantage is that test tracks are available on many locations around the world which makes testing geographically flexible [80]. 

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