Driving Stability Control of a Dual-mode Coupling Drive Intelligent Electric Vehicle on Bisectional Slopes
Distributed-drive intelligent electric vehicles can yield improved maneuverability when driving on bisectional slopes by independently distributing the driving torque of each wheel.However,they require a high torque output at each wheel and posing challenges in maintaining vehicle lateral stability.To address these issues,a dual-mode coupling drive system that can achieve a centralized and distributed coupling drive function was developed to jointly control the coupling drive anti-slip control and active steering systems to improve driving stability on bisectional slopes.First,a vehicle model was established.Subsequently,the dynamic mechanism of using the dual-mode coupling drive to improve vehicle maneuverability on bisectional slopes was analyzed.Second,a driving stability control system based on the coordination of the coupling drive anti-slip and active steering systems was designed.The designed system consists of an upper-level anti-slip controller that achieves optimal slip rate control,active steering feedforward controller that reduces control overshoot and counteracts differential torque,and active steering feedback controller based on T-S fuzzy model predictive control designed to mitigate speed disturbances.Finally,an offline simulation and real vehicle test verification were conducted to assess the driving stability control effect.The research results indicated that on a 10%gradient bisectional slope,the coupling drive significantly enhanced the vehicle's dynamic performance by 41.32%compared to the performance achieved with a distributed drive system.Compared with the control method without feedforward coordination,the proposed coordinated control reduced the lateral displacement error by 68%and shortened the adjustment time by 10.81%.The proposed control method not only significantly improves the power delivery and maneuverability characteristics of the vehicle but also improves its directional stability.
automotive engineeringintelligent electric vehicledual-mode coupling driveanti-slip controlactive steeringcooperative control