Research on Direct Yaw Moment Control of Electric Vehicles Based on Electrohydraulic Joint Action

Lixia Zhang, Taofeng Yan, Fuquan Pan (), Wuyi Ge and Wenjian Kong
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Lixia Zhang: School of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, No. 777 Jialingjiang Road, Qingdao 266520, China
Taofeng Yan: School of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, No. 777 Jialingjiang Road, Qingdao 266520, China
Fuquan Pan: School of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, No. 777 Jialingjiang Road, Qingdao 266520, China
Wuyi Ge: School of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, No. 777 Jialingjiang Road, Qingdao 266520, China
Wenjian Kong: School of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, No. 777 Jialingjiang Road, Qingdao 266520, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 17, 1-25

Abstract: To solve the problem of lateral instability of the vehicle caused by insufficient lateral force of the tires due to the insufficient torque provided by the motor to the tire when the vehicle turns sharply or avoids obstacles in an emergency, a layered control method is used to design a lateral stability control system. The upper decision layer selects the yaw rate and the sideslip angle of the center of mass as the control variables and uses the joint state deviation of the yaw rate and the sideslip angle of the center of mass and the rate of change of the deviation as the input of the sliding mode variable structure controller to calculate the additional yaw moment required to maintain vehicle stability. The lower torque distribution layer realizes the distribution of torque through the electro-hydraulic coordinated control method: the torque distribution rule based on real-time load transfer calculates the torque corresponding to the control wheel and generates the torque through the hub motor and transmits it to the wheel. When the torque output from the motor cannot provide sufficient torque for the vehicle, hydraulic braking is used as a compensating control, and the difference between the required yaw torque and the motor-generated yaw torque is used as the required torque for hydraulic control to calculate the wheel cylinder pressure required to brake the wheels. Based on the joint simulation model of MATLAB/Simulink and Carsim, the sine and double shift line working condition are selected for stability simulation experiments. From the simulation results, it can be seen that the yaw rate and sideslip angle of the center of mass of the vehicle with sliding mode control and electro-hydraulic coordinated control almost coincide with the ideal value curve, which are both smaller than the output parameters of the uncontrolled vehicle. From the perspective of the motor output torque, compared with pure motor control, the effect of electro-hydraulic coordinated control is better, and the hydraulic system can compensate for the braking torque in time and enhance the lateral stability of the vehicle. The designed control strategy can make the yaw rate and the sideslip angle of the center of mass of the vehicle follow the reference value better, which can effectively avoid the vehicle sideslip and instability and improve the vehicle yaw stability and driving safety. However, due to the limitations of experimental equipment, the proposed method could not be applied to the real vehicle test. The real vehicle test can better test the control effect of the proposed method.

Keywords: yaw stability; sliding mode control; torque distribution; electrohydraulic coordinated control (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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