Vehicle Side Slip Angle Observation with Road Friction Adaptation

Chi Jin, Liang Shao, Cornelia Lex, Arno Eichberger

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Abstract

Side-slip angle is an important variable indispensable for some advanced automotive vehicle control systems. However, due to technical and economic reasons, this variable is often estimated rather than directly measured. In this paper we address the observer design problem for estimating the side-slip angle and the unknown road friction coefficient, based on measured signals from sensors common to modern series-production automobiles. We formulate state and parameter estimation as a non-convex optimization problem. By interweaving discrete time solution of the optimization and continuous integration of sensor data, our scheme allows for sufficient time for finding the global optima approximately through a grid-search. Consequently, despite the non-convex optimization we are facing, our observation scheme is able to run in real time. We show some desirable properties of the proposed scheme concerning the stability and convergence of estimation error. One advantage of our observer is that for the nominal model the estimation error does not grow even when the system lacks observability. Simulation shows that the proposed observer provides very accurate estimation in challenging scenarios where the vehicle executes extreme maneuvers and measured signals are corrupted by noise.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication20th IFAC World Congress
PublisherElsevier B.V.
Pages3406-3411
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)2405-8963
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
EventThe 20th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control - Pierre Baudis Congress Center, Toulouse, France
Duration: 9 Jul 201714 Jul 2017
https://www.ifac2017.org/

Publication series

NameIFAC-PapersOnLine
Volume50

Conference

ConferenceThe 20th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control
Abbreviated titleIFAC World Congress 2017
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityToulouse
Period9/07/1714/07/17
Internet address

Keywords

  • sideslip observation
  • road friction estimation
  • stability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Automotive Engineering

Fields of Expertise

  • Mobility & Production

Treatment code (Nähere Zuordnung)

  • Basic - Fundamental (Grundlagenforschung)

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