Investigation of ABS Strategies for Heavy Vehicles
Research aimed at improving the performance of ABS systems in heavy vehicles.
Current heavy vehicle ABS uses an inefficient heuristic controlapproach, which works on cycles of predicting and superseding thelimits of tyre-road adhesion, and then reducing brake pressure to allowthe wheel to rotate again. An alternative approach to ABS is wheel slipcontrol, which optimizes tyre slip continuously during braking, therebymaximizing deceleration while maintaining vehicle maneuverability. Thegoal of this research project is to develop a practical wheel slipcontrol system suitable for commercial use on articulated vehicles. Theinvestigation includes studies of novel methods of actuation, advancedcontroller designs, and integrated parameter estimation algorithms.
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