Non-linear characteristic of tire forces is the main cause of vehicle lateral dynamics instability, while direct yaw moment control is an effective method to recover the vehicle stability. In this paper, an optimal linear quadratic regulator (LQR) controller for roll-yaw dynamics to articulated heavy vehicles is developed. For this purpose, the equations of motion obtained by the MATLAB softwar...

The paper surveys recent advances in underwater vehicle navigation and identifies future research challenges. Improvements in underwater navigation sensor technology and underwater navigation algorithms are enabling novel underwater vehicles and novel underwater vehicle missions. This paper first reviews advances in underwater navigation sensor technology. Second, advances in deterministic and ...

The idea of vehicle-highway communications sufficient to assume driving functions for the driver is not new. Researchers have articulated both its value and feasibility for several decades; and military and vehicle manufacturer test facility developments have proven the concept’s viability. As mounting congestion conflicts with environmental constraints, the Automated Highway System (AHS) promi...

Articulated tracked vehicles have been traditionally studied and appreciated for the extreme maneuverability mobility flexibility in terms of grade side slope capabilities. The articulation joint represents an attractive advantageous solution, if compared to traditional skid steering operation, by avoiding any trust adjustment between outside inside tracks. This paper focuses on analysis contro...

General-purpose autonomous robots must have the ability to combine the available sensorimotor knowledge in order to solve more complex tasks. Such knowledge is often given in the form of movement primitives. In this paper, we investigate the problem of sequencing of movement primitives. We selected nonlinear dynamic systems as the underlying sensorimotor representation because they provide a po...

Partially filled liquid-carrying tanks have been used in many engineering applications, such as ships, vehicle fuel tanks, rockets, and drink or petroleum tankers. Liquid sloshing is an exciting phenomenon that researchers are investigating because of its complex behavior specifications. In this study, the responses a prismatic tank with approximate volume automobile under different laterally h...

With the development of global urbanization and construction regional urbanization, residents around urban cities are increasingly making demands on public transportation system. A new kind modern vehicle named Multi-Articulated Guided Vehicle based Virtual Track (MAAV-VT) with advantages beautiful, smart energy conservation environmental protection is proposed in this paper, which aims at opti...