Advanced Vehicle Control

Advanced Vehicle Control
Author: Johannes Edelmann
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1676
Release: 2016-12-19
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1351966707

The AVEC symposium is a leading international conference in the fields of vehicle dynamics and advanced vehicle control, bringing together scientists and engineers from academia and automotive industry. The first symposium was held in 1992 in Yokohama, Japan. Since then, biennial AVEC symposia have been established internationally and have considerably contributed to the progress of technology in automotive research and development. In 2016 the 13th International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control (AVEC’16) was held in Munich, Germany, from 13th to 16th of September 2016. The symposium was hosted by the Munich University of Applied Sciences. AVEC’16 puts a special focus on automatic driving, autonomous driving functions and driver assist systems, integrated control of interacting control systems, controlled suspension systems, active wheel torque distribution, and vehicle state and parameter estimation. 132 papers were presented at the symposium and are published in these proceedings as full paper contributions. The papers review the latest research developments and practical applications in highly relevant areas of vehicle control, and may serve as a reference for researchers and engineers.

Road and Off-Road Vehicle System Dynamics Handbook

Road and Off-Road Vehicle System Dynamics Handbook
Author: Gianpiero Mastinu
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1710
Release: 2014-01-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0849333229

Featuring contributions from leading experts, the Road and Off-Road Vehicle System Dynamics Handbook provides comprehensive, authoritative coverage of all the major issues involved in road vehicle dynamic behavior. While the focus is on automobiles, this book also highlights motorcycles, heavy commercial vehicles, and off-road vehicles. The authors of the individual chapters, both from automotive industry and universities, address basic issues, but also include references to significant papers for further reading. Thus the handbook is devoted both to the beginner, wishing to acquire basic knowledge on a specific topic, and to the experienced engineer or scientist, wishing to have up-to-date information on a particular subject. It can also be used as a textbook for master courses at universities. The handbook begins with a short history of road and off-road vehicle dynamics followed by detailed, state-of-the-art chapters on modeling, analysis and optimization in vehicle system dynamics, vehicle concepts and aerodynamics, pneumatic tires and contact wheel-road/off-road, modeling vehicle subsystems, vehicle dynamics and active safety, man-vehicle interaction, intelligent vehicle systems, and road accident reconstruction and passive safety. Provides extensive coverage of modeling, simulation, and analysis techniques Surveys all vehicle subsystems from a vehicle dynamics point of view Focuses on pneumatic tires and contact wheel-road/off-road Discusses intelligent vehicle systems technologies and active safety Considers safety factors and accident reconstruction procedures Includes chapters written by leading experts from all over the world This text provides an applicable source of information for all people interested in a deeper understanding of road vehicle dynamics and related problems.

Development of Personalized Lateral and Longitudinal Driver Behavior Models for Optimal Human-vehicle Interactive Control

Development of Personalized Lateral and Longitudinal Driver Behavior Models for Optimal Human-vehicle Interactive Control
Author: Scott C. Schnelle
Publisher:
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Release: 2016
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Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) are a subject of increasing interest as they are being implemented on production vehicles and also continue to be developed and researched. These systems need to work cooperatively with the human driver to increase vehicle driving safety and performance. Such a cooperation requires the ADAS to work with the specific driver with some knowledge of the human driver’s driving behavior. To aid such cooperation between human drivers and ADAS, driver models are necessary to replicate and predict human driving behaviors and distinguish among different drivers. This dissertation presents several lateral and longitudinal driver models developed based on human subject driving simulator experiments that are able to identify different driver behaviors through driver model parameter identification. The lateral driver model consists of a compensatory transfer function and an anticipatory component and is integrated with the design of the individual driver’s desired path. The longitudinal driver model works with the lateral driver model by using the same desired path parameters to model the driver’s velocity control based on the relative velocity and relative distance to the preceding vehicle. A feedforward component is added to the feedback longitudinal driver model by considering the driver’s ability to regulate his/her velocity based on the curvature of his/her desired path. This interconnection between the longitudinal and lateral driver models allows for fewer driver model parameters and an increased modeling accuracy. It has been shown that the proposed driver model can replicate individual driver’s steering wheel angle and velocity for a variety of highway maneuvers. The lateral driver model is capable of predicting the infrequent collision avoidance behavior of the driver from only the driver’s daily driving habits. This is important due to the fact that these collision avoidance maneuvers require high control skills from the driver and the ADAS intervention offers the most benefits, but they happen very infrequently so previous knowledge of driver behavior during these incidents cannot be assumed to be known. The contributions of this dissertation include 1) an anticipatory and compensatory lateral driver steering model capable of modeling a wide range of in-city and highway maneuvers at a variety of speeds, 2) the combination of the lateral driver model with the addition of defining an individual driver’s desired path which allows for increased modeling accuracy, 3) a predictive lateral driver model that can predict a driver’s collision avoidance steering wheel angle signal with no prior knowledge of the driver’s collision avoidance behavior, only data from every day, standard driving, 4) the addition of a longitudinal driver model that works with the existing lateral driver model by using the same desired path and is capable of replicating an individual driver’s standard highway and collision avoidance behavior, and 5) A feedforward longitudinal driver model based on regulating the driver’s velocity along his/her desired path is added to the existing feedback longitudinal driver model that together are capable of modeling an individual driver’s velocity for lane-changing and collision-avoidance maneuvers with less than 0.45 m/s (1 mph) average error.

Handbook of Intelligent Vehicles

Handbook of Intelligent Vehicles
Author: Azim Eskandarian
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-02-26
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780857290847

The Handbook of Intelligent Vehicles provides a complete coverage of the fundamentals, new technologies, and sub-areas essential to the development of intelligent vehicles; it also includes advances made to date, challenges, and future trends. Significant strides in the field have been made to date; however, so far there has been no single book or volume which captures these advances in a comprehensive format, addressing all essential components and subspecialties of intelligent vehicles, as this book does. Since the intended users are engineering practitioners, as well as researchers and graduate students, the book chapters do not only cover fundamentals, methods, and algorithms but also include how software/hardware are implemented, and demonstrate the advances along with their present challenges. Research at both component and systems levels are required to advance the functionality of intelligent vehicles. This volume covers both of these aspects in addition to the fundamentals listed above.

Handbook of Driving Simulation for Engineering, Medicine, and Psychology

Handbook of Driving Simulation for Engineering, Medicine, and Psychology
Author: Donald L. Fisher
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 728
Release: 2011-04-25
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1420061011

Effective use of driving simulators requires considerable technical and methodological skill along with considerable background knowledge. Acquiring the requisite knowledge and skills can be extraordinarily time consuming, yet there has been no single convenient and comprehensive source of information on the driving simulation research being conduc

Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks Vol 1

Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks Vol 1
Author: Maksym Spiryagin
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 648
Release: 2017-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1351057243

The International Symposium on Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks is the leading international gathering of scientists and engineers from academia and industry in the field of ground vehicle dynamics to present and exchange their latest innovations and breakthroughs. Established in Vienna in 1977, the International Association of Vehicle System Dynamics (IAVSD) has since held its biennial symposia throughout Europe and in the USA, Canada, Japan, South Africa and China. The main objectives of IAVSD are to promote the development of the science of vehicle dynamics and to encourage engineering applications of this field of science, to inform scientists and engineers on the current state-of-the-art in the field of vehicle dynamics and to broaden contacts among persons and organisations of the various countries engaged in scientific research and development in the field of vehicle dynamics and related areas. IAVSD 2017, the 25th Symposium of the International Association of Vehicle System Dynamics was hosted by the Centre for Railway Engineering at Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia in August 2017. The symposium focused on the following topics related to road and rail vehicles and trains: dynamics and stability; vibration and comfort; suspension; steering; traction and braking; active safety systems; advanced driver assistance systems; autonomous road and rail vehicles; adhesion and friction; wheel-rail contact; tyre-road interaction; aerodynamics and crosswind; pantograph-catenary dynamics; modelling and simulation; driver-vehicle interaction; field and laboratory testing; vehicle control and mechatronics; performance and optimization; instrumentation and condition monitoring; and environmental considerations. Providing a comprehensive review of the latest innovative developments and practical applications in road and rail vehicle dynamics, the 213 papers now published in these proceedings will contribute greatly to a better understanding of related problems and will serve as a reference for researchers and engineers active in this specialised field. Volume 1 contains 78 papers under the subject heading Road.