Integrated Vehicle Dynamics and Control

Content: Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Contents
 Preface
 Chapter 1 Basic Knowledge of Vehicle System Dynamics
 1.1 Traditional Methods of Formulating Vehicle Dynamics Equations
 1.1.1 Newtonian Mechanics
 1.1.2 Analytical Mechanics
 1.2 Dynamics of Rigid Multibody Systems
 1.2.1 Birth and Development
 1.2.2 Theories and Methods of Multi-Rigid Body System Dynamics
 1.2.3 An Example of the Application of Multi-Rigid Body Dynamics Method in Vehicle System Modeling
 1.3 Flexible Multibody Dynamics
 References
 Chapter 2 Tyre Dynamics
 2.1 Tyre Models
 2.1.1 Terminology and Concepts
 2.1.2 Tyre Model 2.2 Tyre Longitudinal Mechanical Properties2.2.1 Tyre Rolling Resistance
 2.2.2 Road Resistance
 2.2.3 Tyre Slip Resistance
 2.2.4 Overall Rolling Resistance of the Tyres
 2.2.5 Rolling Resistance Coefficient
 2.3 Vertical Mechanical Properties of Tyres
 2.4 Lateral Mechanical Properties of Tyres
 2.5 Mechanical Properties of Tyres in Combined Conditions
 References
 Chapter 3 Longitudinal Vehicle Dynamics and Control
 3.1 Longitudinal Vehicle Dynamics Equations
 3.1.1 Longitudinal Force Analysis
 3.1.2 Longitudinal Vehicle Dynamics Equation
 3.2 Driving Resistance
 3.2.1 Aerodynamic Drag 3.2.2 Ramp Resistance3.2.3 Inertial Resistance
 3.3 Anti-lock Braking System
 3.3.1 Introduction
 3.3.2 Basic Structure and Working Principle
 3.3.3 Design of an Anti-lock Braking System
 3.4 Traction Control System
 3.4.1 Introduction
 3.4.2 Control Techniques of TCS[6]
 3.4.3 TCS Control Strategy
 3.4.4 Traction Control System Modeling and Simulation
 3.5 Vehicle Stability Control
 3.5.1 Basic Principle of VSC
 3.5.2 Structure of a VSC System
 3.5.3 Control Methods to Improve Vehicle Stability
 3.5.4 Selection of the Control Variables
 3.5.5 Control System Structure 3.5.6 The Dynamics Models3.5.7 Setting of the Target Values for the Control Variables
 3.5.8 Calculation of the Nominal Yaw Moment and Control
 Appendix
 References
 Chapter 4 Vertical Vehicle Dynamics and Control
 4.1 Vertical Dynamics Models
 4.1.1 Introduction
 4.1.2 Half-vehicle model
 4.2 Input Models of the Road's Surface
 4.2.1 Frequency-domain Models
 4.2.2 Time Domain Models
 4.3 Design of a Semi-active Suspension System
 4.3.1 Dynamic Model of a Semi-active Suspension System
 4.3.2 Integrated Optimization Design of a Semi-active Suspension System 4.3.3 The Realization of the Integrated Optimization Method 4.3.4 Implementation of the Genetic Algorithm
 4.3.5 LQG Controller Design
 4.3.6 Simulations and Result Analysis
 4.4 Time-lag Problem and its Control of a Semi-active Suspension 
 4.4.1 Causes and Impacts of Time-lag
 4.4.2 Time-lag Variable Structure Control of an MR (Magneto-Rheological) Semi-active Suspension
 4.4.3 Simulation Results and Analysis
 4.4.4 Experiment Validation
 4.5 Design of an Active Suspension System 
 4.5.1 The Dynamic Model of an Active Suspension System
 4.5.2 Design of the Control Scheme