Fuzzy Sliding Mode Control for the Vehicle Height and Leveling Adjustment System of an Electronic Air Suspension

The accurate control for the vehicle height and leveling adjustment system of an electronic air suspension(EAS) still is a challenging problem that has not been effectively solved in prior researches. This paper proposes a new adaptive controller to control the vehicle height and to adjust the roll and pitch angles of the vehicle body(leveling control) during the vehicle height adjustment procedures by an EAS system. A nonlinear mechanism model of the full?car vehicle height adjustment system is established to reflect the system dynamic behaviors and to derive the system optimal control law. To deal with the nonlinear characters in the vehicle height and leveling adjustment processes, the nonlinear system model is globally linearized through the state feedback method. On this basis, a fuzzy sliding mode controller(FSMC) is designed to improve the control accuracy of the vehicle height adjustment and to reduce the peak values of the roll and pitch angles of the vehicle body. To verify the effectiveness of the proposed control method more accurately, the full?car EAS system model programmed using AMESim is also given. Then, the co?simulation study of the FSMC performance can be conducted. Finally, actual vehicle tests are performed with a city bus, and the test results illustrate that the vehicle height adjustment performance is effectively guaranteed by the FSMC, and the peak values of the roll and pitch angles of the vehicle body during the vehicle height adjustment procedures are also reduced significantly. This research proposes an effective control methodology for the vehicle height and leveling adjustment system of an EAS, which provides a favorable control performance for the system.

Data synchronization in IMU/GPS integrated measurement system of vehicle motion parameters

To realize the data synchronization between the inertial measurement unit （IMU） and the global positioning system （GPS）, the synchronization technology in the IMU/GPS integrated measurement system of vehicle motion parameters is studied. According to the characteristics of the output signals of the IMU and the GPS, without the IMU synchronization signal, the synchronization circuit based on CPLD is designed and developed, which need not alter the configurations of the IMU and GPS. Experiments of measuring vehicle motion parameters, which rely on the synchronization circuit to realize IMU/GPS data synchronization, are made. The driving routes in experiments comprise a curve and a straight line. Experimental results show that the designed circuit can accurately measure the synchronization time difference and the IMU period, and can effectively solve the data synchronization in IMU/GPS integration. Furthermore, the IMU/GPS integrated measurement system based on the synchronization circuit can measure and calculate many vehicle motion parameters in high frequency mode.

A Simplified Sliding Mode Controlled Electronic Differential for an Electric Vehicle with Two Independent Wheel Drives

This paper presents a simple sliding mode control strategy used for an electronic differential system for electric vehicle with two independent wheel drives. When a vehicle drives along a curved road lane, the speed of the inner wheel has to be different from that of the outer wheel in order to prevent the vehicle from vibrating and travelling an unsteady path. Because each wheel of this electrical vehicle has independent driving force, an electrical differential system is required to replace a gear differential system. However, it is difficult to analyse the nonlinear behaviour of the differential system in relation to the speed and steering angle, as well as vehicle structure. The proposed propulsion system consists of two permanent magnet synchronous machines that ensure the drive of the two back driving wheels. The proposed control structure called independent machines for speed control allows the achievement of an electronic differential which ensures the control of the vehicle behaviour on the road. It also allows to control, independently, every driving wheel to turn at different speeds in any curve. Analysis and simulation results of the proposed system are presented in this paper.

Torque-based Optimal Acceleration Control for Electric Vehicle

The existing research of the acceleration control mainly focuses on an optimization of the velocity trajectory with respect to a criterion formulation that weights acceleration time and fuel consumption. The minimum-fuel acceleration problem in conventional vehicle has been solved by Pontryagin＇s maximum principle and dynamic programming algorithm, respectively. The acceleration control with minimum energy consumption for battery electric vehicle（EV） has not been reported. In this paper, the permanent magnet synchronous motor（PMSM） is controlled by the field oriented control（FOC） method and the electric drive system for the EV（including the PMSM, the inverter and the battery） is modeled to favor over a detailed consumption map. The analytical algorithm is proposed to analyze the optimal acceleration control and the optimal torque versus speed curve in the acceleration process is obtained. Considering the acceleration time, a penalty function is introduced to realize a fast vehicle speed tracking. The optimal acceleration control is also addressed with dynamic programming（DP）. This method can solve the optimal acceleration problem with precise time constraint, but it consumes a large amount of computation time. The EV used in simulation and experiment is a four-wheel hub motor drive electric vehicle. The simulation and experimental results show that the required battery energy has little difference between the acceleration control solved by analytical algorithm and that solved by DP, and is greatly reduced comparing with the constant pedal opening acceleration. The proposed analytical and DP algorithms can minimize the energy consumption in EV＇s acceleration process and the analytical algorithm is easy to be implemented in real-time control.

Control Strategies for PM Synchronous Machine Controlled Rectifier Intended for Heavy-Duty Vehicle

In order to charge batteries and supply all the electrical devices like wheel-motors used in a heavy-duty hybrid electric vehicle, a solution consists in using an assembly permanent magnet generator driven by a diesel engine and a three-phase insulated gate bipolar transistor/diodes bridge controlled rectifier connected to the battery. In this work, hysteresis current control strategies combined with a judicious current sensing mode for the assembly permanent magnet synchronous machine-controlled rectifier are investigated. Main issues first concern the different kinds of transistors switching modes allowed by the proposed current sensing mode when the machine operates either as a generator or as a motor. Second, the modulated hysteresis method is presented, which merges the performances of robustness and dynamic of the classical hysteresis method and imposes the switching frequency alike pulsewidth modulation techniques. A test bench at reduced power permits to test the switching modes as well as classical and modulated hysteresis methods for both motor and generator operating modes and to validate the simulation predictions. The digital signal processor algorithm elaborated for the control strategy is flexible and adaptable to all kinds of transistor switchings and machine operating modes.

Study on Modeling and Control Strategy for Electric Drive Motor of Tracked Vehicles

Aimed at the requirements for electric transmission system of a military tracked vehicle, the motor's design indexes were analysed and calculated. A model based on saturate inductance parameter of interior permanent magnet (IPM) synchronous motor was brought forward by using finite element analysis. And its control strategy based on the largest running capability was studied also. The experiment results for a scale model show that the modelling method improves the model's accuracy, and the motor's control strategy is effective.

Method for the posture control of bionic mechanical wheel-legged vehicles in hilly and mountainous areas

In response to the weaknesses of traditional agricultural equipment chassis with poor environmental adaptability and inferior mobility, a novel unmanned agricultural machinery chassis has been developed that can operate stably and efficiently under various complex terrain conditions. Initially, a new wheel-legged structure was designed by drawing inspiration from the motion principles of grasshopper hind legs and combining them with pneumatic-hydraulic linkage mechanisms. Kinematic analysis was conducted on this wheel-legged configuration by utilizing the D-H parameter method, which revealed that its end effector has a travel range of 0-450 mm in the X-direction, 0-840 mm in the Y-direction, and 0-770 mm in the Z-direction, thereby providing the structural foundation for features such as independent four-wheel steering, adjustable wheel track, automatic vehicle body elevation adjustment, and maintaining a level body posture on different slopes. Subsequently, theoretical analysis and structural parameter calculations were completed to design each subsystem of the unmanned chassis. Further, kinematic analysis of the wheel-legged unmanned chassis was carried out using RecurDyn, which substantiated the feasibility of achieving functions like slope leveling and autonomous obstacle negotiation. An omnidirectional leveling control system was also established, taking into account factors such as pitch angle, roll angle, virtual leg deployment, and center of gravity height. Joint simulations using Adams and Matlab were performed on the wheel-legged unmanned chassis, comparing its leveling performance with that of a PID control system. The results indicated that the maximum absolute value of leveling error was 1.08° for the pitch angle and 1.19° for the roll angle, while the standard deviations were 0.216 47° for the pitch angle and 0.176 22° for the roll angle, demonstrating that the wheel-legged unmanned chassis surpassed the PID control system in leveling performance, thus validating the correctness and feasibility of its full-directional body posture leveling control in complex environments. Finally, the wheel-legged unmanned chassis was fabricated, assembled, and subjected to in-place leveling and ground clearance adjustment tests. The experimental outcomes showed that the vehicle was capable of achieving in-place leveling with response speed and leveling accuracy meeting practical operational requirements under the action of the posture control system. Moreover, the adjustable ground clearance proved sufficient to meet the demands of actual obstacle crossing scenarios.

ENERGY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR PARALLEL HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Energy management strategy (EMS) is the core of the real-time controlalgorithm of the hybrid electric vehicle (HEV). A novel EMS using the logic threshold approach withincorporation of a stand-by optimization algorithm is proposed. The aim of it is to minimize theengine fuel consumption and maintain the battery state of charge (SOC) in its operation range, whilesatisfying the vehicle performance and drivability requirements. The hybrid powertrain bench testis carried out to collect data of the engine, motor and battery pack, which are used in the EMS tocontrol the powertrain. Computer simulation model of the HEV is established in the MATLAB/Simulinkenvironment according to the bench test results. Simulation results are presented for behaviors ofthe engine, motor and battery. The proposed EMS is implemented for a real parallel hybrid carcontrol system and validated by vehicle field tests.

Adaptive Performance-Constrained Synchronization Control for Hypersonic Flight Vehicle Swarms: A Novel Finite-Time Convergence Protocol Methodology

This paper proposes a novel neural adaptive performance-constrained synchronization tracking control algorithm for multiple hypersonic flight vehicles(HFVs),which are subject to actuator faults and full-state constraints.The proposed method is based on advanced Lyapunov finite-time stability theory and a sophisticated backstepping design scheme.The longitudinal model of HFV is converted into velocity and altitude subsystems through functional decomposition.Our method presents three significant contributions over the existing state-of-the-art approaches:(a)ensuring finite-time convergence of HFVs systems by guaranteeing that the setting time is lower bounded by a positive constant that is related to the initial states;(b)utilizing a tan-type Barrier Lyapunov function(BLF)to ensure that the synchronization tracking errors of velocity,altitude,flight path angle,angle of attack,and pitch angle rate are maintained within certain performance bounds;and(c)designing a neural adaptive control algorithm and adaptive parameter laws by combining the backstepping design technique and radial basisfunction neural networks(RBFNNs)to handle unknown actuator faults and modeling uncer-tainties.Finally,comparative simulations are conducted to validate the efficacy of the proposed scheme.

Evaluation of regenerative braking based on single-pedal control for electric vehicles

More than 25%of vehicle kinetic energy can be recycled under urban driving cycles.A single-pedal control strategy for regenerative braking is proposed to further enhance energy efficiency.Acceleration and deceleration are controlled by a single pedal,which alleviates driving intensity and prompts energy recovery.Regenerative braking is theoretically analyzed based on the construction of the single-pedal system,vehicle braking dynamics,and energy conservation law.The single-pedal control strategy is developed by considering daily driving conditions,and a single-pedal simulation model is established.Typical driving cycles are simulated to verify the effectiveness of the single-pedal control strategy.A dynamometer test is conducted to confirm the validity of the simulation model.Results show that using the single-pedal control strategy for electric vehicles can effectively improve the energy recovery rate and extend the driving range under the premise of ensuring safety while braking.The study lays a technical foundation for the optimization of regenerative braking systems and development of single-pedal control systems,which are conducive to the promotion and popularization of electric vehicles.

Review and Development of Electric Motor Systems and Electric Powertrains for New Energy Vehicles

This paper presents a review on the recent research and technical progress of electric motor systems and electric powertrains for new energy vehicles.Through the analysis and comparison of direct current motor,induction motor,and synchronous motor,it is found that permanent magnet synchronous motor has better overall performance;by comparison with converters with Si-based IGBTs,it is found converters with SiC MOSFETs show significantly higher efficiency and increase driving mileage per charge.In addition,the pros and cons of different control strategies and algorithms are demonstrated.Next,by comparing series,parallel,and power split hybrid powertrains,the series-parallel compound hybrid powertrains are found to provide better fuel economy.Different electric powertrains,hybrid powertrains,and range-extended electric systems are also detailed,and their advantages and disadvantages are described.Finally,the technology roadmap over the next 15 years is proposed regarding traction motor,power electronic converter and electric powertrain as well as the key materials and components at each time frame.

MPC-based torque control of permanent magnet synchronous motor for electric vehicles via switching optimization

In order to effectively achieve torque demand in electric vehicles （EVs）, this paper presents a torque control strategy based on model predictive control （MPC） for permanent magnet synchronous motor （PMSM） driven by a two-level three-phase inverter. A centralized control strategy is established in the MPC framework to track the torque demand and reduce energy loss, by directly optimizing the switch states of inverter. To fast determine the optimal control sequence in predictive process, a searching tree is built to look for optimal inputs by dynamic programming （DP） algorithm on the basis of the principle of optimality. Then we design a pruning method to check the candidate inputs that can enter the next predictive loop in order to decrease the computational burden of evaluation of input sequences. Finally, the simulation results on different conditions indicate that the proposed strategy can achieve a tradeoff between control performance and computational efficiency.

Development of a Remotely Controlled Testing Platform with Low-drag Air-ventilated Hull

This paper addresses the development and testing of a remotely controlled boat platform with an innovative air-ventilated hull. The application of air cavities on the underside of ship hulls is a promising means for reducing hydrodynamic drag and pollutant emissions and increasing marine transportation efficiency. Despite this concept＇s potential, design optimization and high-performance operation of novel air-cavity ships remain a challenging problem. Hull construction and sensor instrumentation of the model-scale air-cavity boat is described in the paper. The modular structure of the hull allows for easy modifications, and an electric propulsion unit enables self-propelled operation. The boat is controlled remotely via a radio transmission system. Results of initial tests are reported, including thrust, speed, and airflow rate in several loading conditions. The constructed platform can be used for optimizing air-cavity systems and testing other innovative hull designs. This system can be also developed into a high-performance unmanned boat.

An Advanced Control Strategy for Dual-Actuator Driving System in Full-Scale Fatigue Test of Wind Turbine Blades

A new dual-actuator fatigue loading system of wind turbine blades was designed.Compared with the traditional pendulum loading mode,the masses in this system only moved linearly along the loading direction to increase the exciting force.However,the two actuators and the blade constituted a complicated non-linear energy transferring system,which led to the non-synchronization of actuators.On-site test results showed that the virtual spindle synchronous strategy commonly used in synchronous control was undesirable and caused the instability of the blade’s amplitude eventually.A cross-coupled control strategy based on the active disturbance rejection algorithm was proposed.Firstly,a control system model was built according to the synchronization error and tracking error.Furthermore,based on arranging the transition process,estimating the system state and error feedback,and compensating disturbance,an active disturbance rejection controller was designed by adopting the optimal control function.Finally,on-site test results showed that the cross-coupled control strategy based on the active disturbance rejection algorithm could ensure the synchronization of two actuators.The maximum speed synchronization error of the two motors was less than 16 RPM,the displacement synchronization error of the two actuators was less than 0.25 mm and approaching zero after 4 seconds,and the peak value of vibration of the blade was less than 5 mm,which satisfied the fatigue test requirement.

Research on Time-Synchronization-Based Test and Control System of Aeroengine

This paper presents a method of NTP-based time synchronization and a strategy of master-slave server structured time synchronization to ensure the test and control system of aeroengine to be time-synchronized. Based on time synchronization, the hierarchy and the integration of the measurement and control system of aeroengine are investigated. In result, our method is successfully applied for multiple front-end tests in a simulative altitude test facility of aeroengine.

履带车辆主动悬挂多点布置优化

为实现履带车辆主动悬挂减振性能和能耗达到综合最优,基于正交试验方法开展履带车辆主动悬挂多点布置优化设计。首先,建立了履带车辆悬挂系统动力学模型,并通过道路模拟试验验证了该模型的合理性;其次,开展了履带车辆悬挂系统正交试验,分析了4种典型路面下各子悬挂对悬挂系统减振性能影响的敏感性;最后,设计了主动悬挂作动器的6个布置方案,通过建立基于线性二次最优(linear quadratic regulator,简称LQR)控制的履带车辆主动悬挂动力学模型,分析了典型路面下各布置方案对悬挂系统减振性能的影响规律及能耗变化规律。结果表明,通过对履带车辆主动悬挂作动器的布置优化,可以实现悬挂减振性能和能耗之间的平衡。

复杂石墨阵列快速时变热耦合控制方法

为了在高超声速飞行器结构热试验中准确模拟真实服役热环境,用快速时变热耦合控制方法对复杂石墨阵列进行控制.采用热耦合控制方法将瞬态热损失与瞬态黑体辐射量代入控制方程,实时获取试验件的真实热响应状态;研究了结构热试验热载荷典型历程及石墨阵列控制响应特性,设计了基于结构热试验的专家PID控制策略,给出了复杂石墨阵列全历程分段控制参数;研究了石墨阵列的电特性,设计了时变限伏控制策略,提高了石墨阵列的可靠性;设计了一种多温区耦合补偿控制方法,减小了温区间的耦合干扰.结果表明:试验得到的温度曲线与理论计算曲线在快速升温段的最大误差为4.8%,平稳段的最大误差为1.4%,下降段的最大误差为2.3%;有效减小了控制系统的超调量,提高了系统响应速度;使用快速时变热耦合控制方法在某试验中对复杂石墨阵列进行控制,控制误差小于1.2%.

舰载航空飞行器气动技术发展趋势研究

针对舰载航空飞行器的应用背景和发展现状,综述了舰载航空飞行器的主要类型及其存在的特殊空气动力学问题,研究了美国在解决舰载航空飞行器空气动力学问题方面的方法,阐述了利用数值仿真、地面试验、飞行试验三种研究手段所开展的具体研究工作和获得的研究成果,展望了舰载航空飞行器气动技术的未来发展趋势,主要包括在气动布局技术上将重点发展高升力构型和无尾飞翼构型,在流动控制技术上将综合考虑主动流动控制技术与被动流动控制技术的结合,在地面试验技术上将结合无人机的试验需求发展多空间维度的试验技术,在飞行控制技术上将根据悬停能力、高速飞行、自主着舰、编队飞行等任务需求发展多项新型飞行控制技术。

双液压马达驱动的甘蔗根切器刀盘转速同步控制方法

为简化双刀盘甘蔗根切器的传动链,提高传动系统对时变载荷的适应性,该研究提出用双液压马达直接驱动双刀盘,并将电液比例负载敏感技术应用于根切器的传动方案,通过建模仿真和试验探究双刀盘同步精度的控制方法。建立根切器电液比例阀控马达闭环速度控制系统的传递函数,分析得到该系统的稳定裕度仅为16.5°,因此需要采用合适的控制算法提高系统的稳定性和控制精度。基于AMESim-MATLAB联合仿真,研究采用主从控制策略,主马达为PID控制,从马达分别采用PID、自适应模糊PID和滑模变结构控制算法时系统的稳定性和刀盘转速的控制精度。仿真结果为:不同控制算法下马达开启过程转速的动态调整时间分别为5.5、3.0、2.7 s,稳态阶段两个液压马达的速度差分别为20、8、5 r/min;最后搭建试验台,以实测载荷谱为负载输入,进行主从马达转速同步控制试验,得到PID、自适应模糊PID和滑模变结构控制系统启动阶段转速的动态调整时间分别为6.3、4.6、3.7 s,稳态阶段主从马达的转速差分别为47、23、13 r/min;仿真与试验结果均表明,基于滑模变结构算法的刀盘转速同步控制系统的各项指标均优于PID和自适应模糊PID控制。研究结果可为甘蔗收割机根切器传动与控制系统的优化设计提供理论参考。

飞轮储能技术在断路器动态特性检测中的应用

在地铁列车断路器动态特性检测中,引入飞轮储能系统能够有效回收列车再生制动能量,稳定断路器开关动作电压,但单飞轮储能系统容量较小,难以满足列车再生制动能量利用需求,飞轮储能阵列(FESA)是解决这一问题的有效手段.首先,分析飞轮储能系统的数学模型和运行特性;然后,考虑稳压节能及弱磁需求,给出基于多电压阈值的单飞轮储能系统控制策略,并在此基础上针对飞轮阵列均速控制和工作模式管理等核心问题,提出基于转差修正控制和基于“电压-转速-电流”三闭环控制的两种飞轮储能阵列控制策略;最后,通过仿真和实验验证飞轮储能阵列控制策略的可行性.