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Experimental investigation of active yaw moment control system using a momentum wheel

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Pages 108-116 | Received 28 Mar 2016, Accepted 26 Jan 2017, Published online: 16 Feb 2017

Figures & data

Figure 1. Yaw moment control aspects.

Figure 1. Yaw moment control aspects.

Figure 2. Linear bicycle model.

Figure 2. Linear bicycle model.

Figure 3. Control system structure.

Figure 3. Control system structure.

Figure 4. Torque controller unit.

Figure 4. Torque controller unit.

Figure 5. Controller gains vs. longitudinal velocity of vehicle. (a) Lateral velocity gain. (b) Vehicle’s yaw rate gain. (c) Disc angular velocity gain. (d) Steering angle gain.

Figure 5. Controller gains vs. longitudinal velocity of vehicle. (a) Lateral velocity gain. (b) Vehicle’s yaw rate gain. (c) Disc angular velocity gain. (d) Steering angle gain.

Figure 6. Developed RC model prototype with momentum wheel. (a) Scaled RC model car. (b) Momentum wheel (disk and DC motor).

Figure 6. Developed RC model prototype with momentum wheel. (a) Scaled RC model car. (b) Momentum wheel (disk and DC motor).

Figure 7. Hardware structure diagram.

Figure 7. Hardware structure diagram.

Figure 8. Experimental test setup with the vehicle prototype.

Figure 8. Experimental test setup with the vehicle prototype.

Figure 9. Low-friction road test results. (a) Yaw rate. (b) Side-slip angle. (c) Lateral acceleration. (d) Torque.

Figure 9. Low-friction road test results. (a) Yaw rate. (b) Side-slip angle. (c) Lateral acceleration. (d) Torque.

Table 1. The RMS values of the vehicle measures for low-friction road test.

Figure 10. High-friction road test results. (a) Yaw rate. (b) Side-slip angle. (c) Lateral acceleration. (d) Torque.

Figure 10. High-friction road test results. (a) Yaw rate. (b) Side-slip angle. (c) Lateral acceleration. (d) Torque.

Table 2. The RMS value of the vehicle’s measures for high-friction road test.