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- Title
Application of Continuous Stability Control to a Lightweight Solar-Electric Vehicle Using SMC and MPC.
- Authors
Lidfors Lindqvist, Anna; Zhou, Shilei; Halkon, Benjamin; Aguilera, Ricardo P.; Walker, Paul D.
- Abstract
This paper investigates the application of contusion stability yaw control of a lightweight solar-electric vehicle. The vehicle's customized design envelope makes it more sensitive to variations in load due to its low weight and relatively large size. To address this issue, control strategies were developed using differential motor torques to generate direct yaw moments using the vehicle's rear in-wheel motors. This paper introduces the working conditions of solar vehicles and demonstrates the necessity of stability control. Vehicle parameters such as mass and center of gravity position are obtained to apply control to the real vehicle. The paper then describes two stability control strategies, using (i) sliding-mode control (SMC) and (ii) model predictive control (MPC). To account for the road bank angle of the test area and the impact of additional weight from a driver and passenger, a Kinematic-Based Observer is designed to estimate the vehicle's side-slip based on measured values. To collect real-time data, a dSPACE MicroAutobox was installed on the solar vehicle. The results show the effect of the observer and controllers under different vehicle speeds and load conditions. Finally, closed-loop simulation results are presented to support the findings from the open-loop testing.
- Subjects
CENTER of mass; BANK accounts; ELECTRIC torque motors; HAWTHORNE effect; BANKING industry; HYBRID electric vehicles
- Publication
Vehicles (2624-8921), 2024, Vol 6, Issue 2, p874
- ISSN
2624-8921
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/vehicles6020042