Chassis Coordinated Control for Full X-by-Wire Vehicles-A Review

An X-by-wire chassis can improve the kinematic characteristics of human-vehicle closed-loop system and thus active safety especially under emergency scenarios via enabling chassis coordinated control.This paper aims to provide a complete and systematic survey on chassis coordinated control methods for full X-by-wire vehicles,with the primary goal of summarizing recent reserch advancements and stimulating innovative thoughts.Driving condition identification including driver’s operation intention,critical vehicle states and road adhesion condition and integrated control of X-by-wire chassis subsystems constitute the main framework of a chassis coordinated control scheme.Under steering and braking maneuvers,different driving condition identification methods are described in this paper.These are the trigger conditions and the basis for the implementation of chassis coordinated control.For the vehicles equipped with steering-by-wire,braking-by-wire and/or wire-controlled-suspension systems,state-of-the-art chassis coordinated control methods are reviewed including the coordination of any two or three chassis subsystems.Finally,the development trends are discussed.

Motion Planning Based Coordinated Control for Hydraulic Excavators

Hydraulic excavator is one type of the most widely applied construction equipment for various applications mainly because of its versatility and mobility. Among the tasks performed by a hydraulic excavator, repeatable level digging or flat surface finishing may take a large percentage. Using automated functions to perform such repeatable and tedious jobs will not only greatly increase the overall productivity but more importantly also improve the operation safety. For the purpose of investigating the technology without loss of generality, this research is conducted to create a coordinate control method for the boom, arm and bucket cylinders on a hydraulic excavator to perform accurate and effective works. On the basis of the kinematic analysis of the excavator linkage system, the tip trajectory of the end-effector can be determined in terms of three hydraulic cylinders coordinated motion with a visualized method. The coordination of those hydraulic cylinders is realized by controlling three electro-hydraulic proportional valves coordinately. Therefore, the complex control algorithm of a hydraulic excavator can be simplified into coordinated motion control of three individual systems. This coordinate control algorithm was validated on a wheeled hydraulic excavator, and the validation results indicated that this developed control method could satisfactorily accomplish the auto-digging function for level digging or flat surface finishing.

Adaptive coordinated control of engine speed and battery charging voltage

In this paper, the control problem of auxiliary power unit （APU） for hybrid electric vehicles is investigated. An adaptive controller is provided to achieve the coordinated control between the engine speed and the battery charging voltage. The proposed adaptive coordinated control laws for the throttle angle of the engine and the voltage of the power-converter can guarantee not only the asymptotic tracking performance of the engine speed and the regulation of the battery charging voltage, but also the robust stability of the closed loop system under external load changes. Simulation results are given to verify the performance of the proposed adaptive controller.

Intelligent coordinated control of power-plant main steam pressure and power output

An intelligent coordinated control strategy has been proposed and successfully applied to a 300MW boiler-turbine unit i. e. Unit 1 of Yuanbaoshan power plant in China. Load following operation of coal-fired boiler-turbine unit in the power plant leads to changes in operating points which result in nonlinear variations of the plant variables and parameters. For the variation of operating condition and slowly varying dynamics, an intelligent control scheme has been developed by combining fuzzy self-tuning with adaptive control and auto-tuning techniques. As there exist strong couplings between control loops of main steam pressure and power output in the unit, a new design for static decoupler aimed at decoupling for setpoints and unmeasured pulverized coal disturbance of the system at the same time is presented. Satisfactory industrial application results show that such a control system has enhanced adaptability and robustness to the complex process, and better control performance and high economic benefit have been obtained.

Coordinated Controller Tuning of a Boiler Turbine Unit with New Binary Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm

Coordinated controller tuning of the boiler turbine unit is a challenging task due to the nonlinear and coupling characteristics of the system.In this paper,a new variant of binary particle swarm optimization （PSO） algorithm,called probability based binary PSO （PBPSO）,is presented to tune the parameters of a coordinated controller.The simulation results show that PBPSO can effectively optimize the control parameters and achieves better control performance than those based on standard discrete binary PSO,modified binary PSO,and standard continuous PSO.

Novel hybrid method: pulse CO_2 laser-TIG hybrid welding by coordinated control

In continuous wave CO2 laser-TlG hybrid welding process, the laser energy is not fully utilized because of the absorption and defocusing by plasma in the arc space. Therefore, the optimal welding result can only be achieved in a limited energy range. In order to improve the welding performance further, a novel hybrid welding method--pulse CO2 laser-TIG arc hybrid welding by coordinated control is proposed and investigated. The experimental results indicate that, compared with continuous wave CO2 laser-TIG hybrid welding, the absorption and defocusing of laser energy by plasma are decreased further, and at the same time, the availability ratio of laser and arc energy can be increased when a coordinated frequency is controlled. As a result, the weld appearance is also improved as well as the weld depth is deepened. Furthermore, the effect of frequency and phase of pulse laser and TIG arc on the arc images and welding characteristics is also studied. However, the novel hybrid method has great potentials in the application of industrials from views of techniques and economy.

Research on SFLA-Based Bidirectional Coordinated Control Strategy for EV Battery Swapping Station

As a good measure to tackle the challenges from energy shortages and environmental pollution,Electric Vehicles(EVs)have entered a period of rapid growth.Battery swapping station is a very important way of energy supply to EVs,and it is urgently needed to explore a coordinated control strategy to effectively smooth the load fluctuation in order to adopt the large-scale EVs.Considering bidirectional power flow between the station and power grid,this paper proposed a SFLA-based control strategy to smooth the load profile.Finally,compared simulations were performed according to the related data.Compared to particle swarm optimization(PSO)method,the presented SFLA-based strategy can effectively lower the peak-valley difference with the faster convergence rate and higher convergence precision.It is important for the swapping station that energy exchanging mode can supply energy for large-scale EVs with a smoother load profile than one-way charging mode.

Construction and Implementation Approaches of Ecological Compensation Mechanism for Coordinated Control of Air Pollution in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region

The spatial spillover of air pollution in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region makes the territorial governance model inefficient.At the same time,it is facing the contradiction between environmental governance and economic development.So far,there is still no regional long-term mechanism for coordinated governance of air pollution.Ecological compensation theory is becoming an effective guiding theory to coordinate economic and environmental benefits.There is relatively little research on ecological compensation mechanism in the coordinated control of regional air pollution.Ecological compensation mechanism is an effective tool to promote air pollution control.At the same time,regional cooperation can realize the efficient control of air pollution.Scientifically constructing the cross regional cooperative control model of Beijing,Tianjin and Hebei is a favorable way to implement comprehensive control of air pollution.This paper discusses the necessity of ecological compensation mechanism for regional coordinated control of air pollution.Referring to practical experience of provinces and cities that have implemented the ecological compensation mechanism for air pollution control,and the effective way to distribute the compensation amount,compensation subject and compensation standard determination method that can be implemented in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region are analyzed,further proposing an effective way to establish an ecological compensation mechanism for regional air pollution collaborative control according to its reality.

Coordinated Control of Sliding Mode and Hamiltonian for PWM Rectifier

Aiming at the PWM rectifier control strategy of sliding mode control, steady state performance weak Hamiltonian control dynamic tracking performance is poor, the coordinated compound control is proposed, the feedback linearization controller and sliding mode controller Hamiltonian system is obtained, and the design of a coordinated control strategy. In order to verify the accuracy of this method, MATLAB/Simulink is used for simulation analysis. The simulation results show that the composite control can achieve the coordinated dynamic rapid tracking and constant DC output and unit power factor operation, and satisfy the control requirements of the rectifier, effectively reducing the disturbance effect on the system. Compared with Hamiltonian control, the proposed method combines the advantages of the two methods, which have the fast tracking performance and excellent steady-state characteristics, and the research prospect is broad.

Analysis of China’s PM_(2.5)and ozone coordinated control strategy based on the observation data from 2015 to 2020

The coordinated control of PM_(2.5)and ozone has become the strategic goal of national air pollution control.Considering the gradual decline in PM_(2.5)concentration and the aggravation of ozone pollution,a better understanding of the coordinated control of PM_(2.5)and ozone is urgently needed.Here,we collected and sorted air pollutant data for 337 cities from 2015 to 2020 to explore the characteristics of PM_(2.5)and ozone pollution based on China’s five major air pollution regions.The results show that it is necessary to continue to strengthen the emission reduction in PM_(2.5)and ozone precursors,and control NO_(x) and VOCs while promoting a dramatic emission reduction in PM_(2.5).The primary method of curbing ozone pollution is to strengthen the emission control of VOCs,with a long-term strategy of achieving substantial emission reductions in NO_(x),because VOCs and NO_(x) are also precursors to PM_(2.5);hence,their reductions also contribute to the reduction in PM_(2.5).Therefore,the implementation of a multipollutant emission reduction control strategy aimed at the prevention and control of PM_(2.5)and ozone pollution is the only means to realize the coordinated control of PM_(2.5)and ozone.

Dual sliding mode coordinated control of manipulator grasping system with visual assistance

The operation efficiency of the manipulator is placed in the primary position in automatic production. This paper proposes a coordinated control strategy for joint servo and visual servo to enable timely transfer and accurate gripping in the working area. Aiming at the issues of chattering and slow convergence of traditional sliding mode controller, a fast variable power reaching rate on the basis of the non-singular fast terminal sliding mode controller is proposed, which can effectively reduce the convergence time and chattering. For the purpose of addressing the problem that the traditional visual servo control method is sensitive to the environment, a visual servo controller based on integral sliding mode is proposed, to ensure the favorable positioning accuracy of the manipulator. Based on the two proposed controllers mentioned above, a coordinated control strategy is used to implement the control of the manipulator. Finally, the upper computer software is developed using the C# programming language to monitor the workstation. The feasibility of the above-mentioned method is verified through multiple simulations and experiments.

Novel ARC-Fuzzy Coordinated Automatic Tracking Control of Four-Wheeled Mobile Robot

Four-wheeled,individual-driven,nonholonomic structured mobile robots are widely used in industries for automated work,inspection and explora-tion purposes.The trajectory tracking control of the four-wheel individual-driven mobile robot is one of the most blooming research topics due to its nonholonomic structure.The wheel velocities are separately adjusted to follow the trajectory in the old-fashioned kinematic control of skid-steered mobile robots.However,there is no consideration for robot dynamics when using a kinematic controller that solely addresses the robot chassis’s motion.As a result,the mobile robot has lim-ited performance,such as chattering during curved movement.In this research work,a three-tiered adaptive robust control with fuzzy parameter estimation,including dynamic modeling,direct torque control and wheel slip control is pro-posed.Fuzzy logic-based parameter estimation is a valuable tool for adjusting adaptive robust controller(ARC)parameters and tracking the trajectories with less tracking error as well as high tracking accuracy.This research considers the O type and 8 type trajectories for performance analysis of the proposed novel control technique.Our suggested approach outperforms the existing control methods such as Fuzzy,proportional–integral–derivative(PID)and adaptive robust controller with discrete projection(ARC–DP).The experimental results show that the scheduled performance index decreases by 2.77%and 4.76%.All the experimen-tal simulations obviously proved that the proposed ARC-Fuzzy performed well in smooth groud surfaces compared to other approaches.

Fuzzy logic based coordinated control of battery energy storage system and dispatchable distributed generation for microgrid

Microgrid is a good option to integrate renewableenergy sources (RES) into power systems. Inorder to deal with the intermittent characteristics of therenewable energy based distributed generation (DG) units,a fuzzy-logic based coordinated control strategy of a batteryenergy storage system (BESS) and dispatchable DGunits is proposed for the microgrid management system(MMS). In the proposed coordinated control strategy, theBESS is used to minimize active power exchange at thepoint of common coupling of the microgrid for grid-connectedoperation, and is used for frequency control for islandoperation. The efficiency of the proposed controlstrategy was tested by case studies using DIgSILENT/PowerFactroy.

State coordinated voltage control in an active distribution network with on-load tap changers and photovoltaic systems

Decreasing costs and favorable policies have resulted in increased penetration of solar photovoltaic(PV)power generation in distribution networks.As the PV systems penetration is likely to increase in the future,utilizing the reactive power capability of PV inverters to mitigate voltage deviations is being promoted.In recent years,droop control of inverter-based distributed energy resources has emerged as an essential tool for use in this study.The participation of PV systems in voltage regulation and its coordination with existing controllers,such as on-load tap changers,is paramount for controlling the voltage within specified limits.In this work,control strategies are presented that can be coordinated with the existing controls in a distributed manner.The effectiveness of the proposed method was demonstrated through simulation results on a distribution system.

Coordinated control for voltage regulation of distribution network voltage regulation by distributed energy storage systems

With more and more distributed photovoltaic(PV)plants access to the distribution system,whose structure is changing and becoming an active network.The traditional methods of voltage regulation may hardly adapt to this new situation.To address this problem,this paper presents a coordinated control method of distributed energy storage systems(DESSs)for voltage regulation in a distribution network.The influence of the voltage caused by the PV plant is analyzed in a simple distribution feeder at first.The voltage regulation areas corresponding to DESSs are divided by calculating and comparing the voltage sensitivity matrix.Then,a coordinated voltage control strategy is proposed for the DESSs.Finally,the simulation results of the IEEE 33-bus radial distribution network verify the effectiveness of the proposed coordinated control method.

Energy management with dual droop plus frequency dividing coordinated control strategy for electric vehicle applications

In this paper,a dual droop-frequency diving coordinated control strategy is proposed for electric vehicle(EV)applications,where the hybrid energy storage system(HESS)with supercapacitors and batteries is integrated to prolong the life time of storage elements.The dynamic power allocation between the supercapacitor and batteries are obtained through the voltage cascaded control,upon which the high and low frequency power fluctuation are absorbed by the supercapacitors and batteries respectively to fully exploit the advantages of the supercapacitors and batteries.Moreover,the power capacity is scaled up by connecting storage blocks in parallel.A dual droop control scheme for parallel-connected energy storage system and its operation principle is introduced on the aspect of current sharing characteristic and state-of-charging(SOC)management.After detailed analysis and formula derivation,the corresponding loop parameters are designed.Through this control method,the current sharing performance is ensured and each block makes the self-adaptive adjustment according to their SOC.Consequently,the load power can be shared effectively,which helps to avoid the over-charge/over-discharge operation and contributes to the life cycle of the energy storage system.Each module is autonomous controlled without the necessity of communication,which is easy,economic and effective to realize.Finally,the simulation and experimental results are exhibited to verify the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.

Coordinated control of conventional power sources and PHEVs using jaya algorithm optimized PID controller for frequency control of a renewable penetrated power system

In renewable penetrated power systems, frequency instability arises due to the volatile nature of renewable energy sources (RES) and load disturbances. The traditional load frequency control (LFC) strategy from conventional power sources (CPS) alone unable to control the frequency deviations caused by the aforementioned disturbances. Therefore, it is essential to modify the structure of LFC, to handle the disturbances caused by the RES and load. With regards to the above problem, this work proposes a novel coordinated LFC strategy with modified control signal to have Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) for frequency stability enhancement of the Japanese power system. Where, the coordinated control strategy is based on the PID controller, which is optimally tuned by the recently developed JAYA Algorithm (JA). Numerous simulations are performed with the proposed methodology and, the results have confirmed the effectiveness of a proposed approach over some recent and well-known techniques in literature. Furthermore, simulation results reveal that the proposed coordinated approach significantly minimizing the frequency deviations compared to the JAYA optimized LFC without PHEVs & with PHEVs but no coordination.

Model-Based Double Closed-Loop Coordinated Control Strategy for the Electro-Mechanical Transmission System of Heavy Power-Split HEVs

The dual-mode electro-mechanical transmission(EMT)system is a crucial part of power-split hybrid electric vehicles(HEVs),especially for the heavy HEVs.To improve the precision of the system power distribution and the response speed of the electric power supply,a model-based double closed-loop coordinated control strategy is proposed.As the basis of the proposed control strategy,an EMT system model,particularly of an electrical system,is established first.The proposed control strategy includes the power distribution strategy,battery power closed-loop feedback control strategy,and motor coordinated control strategy.To verify the feasibility of the proposed control strategy,simulation and experiment are performed.The results indicate that the proposed control strategy can realize the expected power distribution by coordinating generators and motors and achieve rapid and stable electric power supply.

A hierarchical coordinated control strategy based on multi-port energy router of urban rail transit

The multi-port energy router(ER)is an effective topology for integrating train traction load,AC load,the energy storage system and photovoltaic(PV)energy.The start and stop process of urban rail transit trains and the access of distributed energy sources to rail transit ER lead to serious fluctuations of DC bus power,so it is necessary to route energy between different ports,involving multi-operating modes,while seamless switching is a major challenge.In this paper,a hierarchical coordinated control strategy is proposed to enable the multi-port ER to operate in a coor-dinated fashion under the conditions of train parking,acceleration,constant power driving and deceleration,and to switch seamlessly under various working conditions.The energy central dispatching layer sends working condi-tion instructions by sampling the state information of each port,while the microgrid control layer adopts central-ized control,receiving upper working condition instructions and sending drive signals to the local control layers to maintain the balanced energy flow of each port.In the local control layers,the PV adopts the improved perturbation and observation method of power control(PC-P&O),while the ES system adopts voltage loop control with an SOC influence factor,voltage loop control with switching factor and power loop control according to the different working conditions,so as to transmit the required train load power accurately and maintain the stability of the DC bus voltage.Finally,the effectiveness of the proposed hierarchical coordination control is verified by MATLAB/Simulink simulations.

A cell-based robust optimal coordinated control on urban arterial road

Process of optimizing coordinated control is divided into two stages. At the first stage, the study improves a robust optimal control model of single-point intersection to optimize cycle and split. At the second stage, the study combines all links with intersections of arterial road as a complete system, and applies cell transmission model to simulate traffic flow on urban signalized arterial road. We propose a coordinated control model based on the platform to optimize offset between adjacent intersections. Genetic algorithm is executed by MATLAB to solve the model. The performance evaluations show that the model not only effectively reduces average delay and stopping rate of vehicles on arterial road and largely enhances traffic capacity of arterial road, but also lowers the sensitivity of signal control for flow fluctuations.