An Investigation into Unified Chassis Control based on Correlation with Longitudinal/Lateral Tire Force Behavior

This paper presents a Unified Chassis Control (UCC) strategy to improve vehicle stability and maneuverability by integrating Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and Active Front Steering (AFS). The UCC architecture consists of two parts: an estimator and a controller. The estimator is designed to estimate longitudinal and lateral tire forces and the controller is designed in two stages, namely, an upper level controller and a lower level controller. The upper level controller, provides the desired yaw moment for vehicle lateral stability by adopting a sliding control method. The lower level controller, provides the integration method of the AFS and ESC strategies for the desired yaw moment and is designed by optimal tire force coordination.

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See papers presented at SAE World Congress & Exhibition, April 2009, Detroit, MI, USA, Session: Vehicle Dynamics and Simulation (Part 4 of 4): Vehicle dynamics modeling using commercial software, and tire forces and moments modeling for vehicle dynamics simulations

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