Integrated Vehicle Dynamics and Control

A comprehensive overview of integrated vehicle system dynamics exploring the fundamentals and new and emerging developments

This book provides a comprehensive coverage of vehicle system dynamics and control, particularly in the area of integrated vehicle dynamics control. The book consists of two parts, (1) development of individual vehicle system dynamic model and control methodology; and (2) development of integrated vehicle dynamic model and control methodology. The first part focuses on investigating vehicle system dynamics and control according to the three directions of vehicle motions, including longitudinal, vertical, and lateral. Corresponding individual control systems, e.g. Anti-lock Brake System (ABS), Active Suspension, Electric Power Steering System (EPS), are introduced and developed respectively.

Particular attention is paid in the second part of the book to develop integrated vehicle dynamic control system. Integrated vehicle dynamics control system is an advanced system that coordinates all the chassis control systems and components to improve the overall vehicle performance including safety, comfort, and economy. Integrated vehicle dynamics control has been an important research topic in the area of vehicle dynamics and control over the past two decades. The research topic on integrated vehicle dynamics control is investigated comprehensively and intensively in the book through both theoretical analysis and experimental study. In this part, two types of control architectures, i.e. centralized and multi-layer, have been developed and compared to demonstrate their advantages and disadvantages.

• Integrated vehicle dynamics control is a hot topic in automotive research; this is one of the few books to address both theory and practice of integrated systems
• Comprehensively explores the research area of integrated vehicle dynamics and control through both theoretical analysis and experimental study
• Addresses a full range of vehicle system topics including tyre dynamics, chassis systems, control architecture, 4 wheel steering system and design of control systems using Linear Matrix Inequality (LMI) Method

Wuwei Chen is a Professor at the School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, China. Dr. Chen has been working in the area of vehicle system dynamics, particularly in integrated control of vehicle dynamic systems, for more than 20 years. He has been recognized as a leading researcher in developing integrated vehicle dynamic control systems through both theoretical analysis and experimental investigation.
Dr. Chen was a guest editor of International Journal of Vehicle Design for a special issue on "Vehicle Control Systems". He is also a member of the editorial boards of Journal of Vibration Engineering (in Chinese) and Transactions of the Chinese Society for Agricultural Machinery. Dr. Chen has authored and co-authored over 150 journal and conference papers, and has made numerous presentations at scientific and engineering conferences.

Hansong Xiao is now working with Hanergy Product Development Group, China. He received his Ph.D.in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Toronto, Canada. His current research interests include Engineering Optimization, Dynamic Analysis, and Automotive Electronic Control.

Qidong Wang, Ph.D, Professor at School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Hefei University of Technology. Wang has been doing research in the field of vehicle dynamics and control for over 20 years and has published over 80 papers. Linfeng Zhao, Ph.D, Associate Professor at School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Hefei University of Technology. Zhao's interest is vehicle dynamics and control technologies, he has published over 10 journal papers.

Maofei Zhu, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences.