Accurate knowledge on the absolute or true speed of a vehicle, if and when available, can be used to enhance advanced vehicle dynamics control systems such as anti-lock brake systems (ABS) and auto-traction systems (ATS) control schemes. Current conventional method uses wheel speed measurements to estimate the speed of the vehicle. As a result, indication of the vehicle speed becomes erroneous ...

Progress in understanding the driver/vehicle interface requires an improved model of driver skill in the steering control task. A possible explanation for driver steering skill involves driver usage of multiple internal models of the vehicle dynamics, where each internal model represents the actual vehicle dynamics within a limited range of the performance envelope of the vehicle. This paper pr...

Various forms of electronic stability, traction and launch control have existed for over two decades, improving safety, sports performance and off-road capabilities of vehicles. These technologies involve individual control of each wheel’s drive torque or braking force in response to the dynamics of the driving conditions and the driver’s intentions. With the exception of launch control, applic...

The control problem for wheeled systems similar to a mobile robot, a vehicle, a wheeled tractor, etc. is studied. These systems belong to the class of nonholonomic mechanical systems. Analysis in this paper is limited to kinematic models, and the dynamics of control drives is taken into account. Control that stabilizes the motion of a wheeled system along a given trajectory (planar smooth curve...

An adaptive, non-linear control strategy for underactuated Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) is proposed in this paper. In order to improve the autonomy of AUVs, it is important to develop intelligent control systems which can reduce the effects of coupled and non-linear characteristics of the vehicles. As most of the AUVs are under actuated systems, classical control scheme fails due to the ...

Considering automated driving, vehicle dynamics control systems are also a crucial aspect. Vehicle serve as an important influence factor on safety and ride comfort. By reducing the driver’s responsibility through partially or fully driving functions, occupants’ perception of comfort changes. Both aspects focused even more have to be enhanced. In general, research is field that has already been...