An adaptive sliding mode fault-tolerant control of variable speed reaching law for steer-by-wire systems

Abstract Fault-tolerant control (FTC) is crucial for enhancing the safety, reliability, and tracking performance of steer-by-wire (SBW) systems. This paper focuses on actuator effectiveness reduction faults and establishes an analytical model of the SBW system that incorporates motor disturbances, s...

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Main Authors: Jinwen Yang, Yinquan Yu, Dequan Zeng, Yiming Hu, Junhui Liu, Kai Liu, Giuseppe Carbone, Shaohua Luo, Xiaofeng Zhu
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-96663-7
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author Jinwen Yang
Yinquan Yu
Dequan Zeng
Yiming Hu
Junhui Liu
Kai Liu
Giuseppe Carbone
Shaohua Luo
Xiaofeng Zhu
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description Abstract Fault-tolerant control (FTC) is crucial for enhancing the safety, reliability, and tracking performance of steer-by-wire (SBW) systems. This paper focuses on actuator effectiveness reduction faults and establishes an analytical model of the SBW system that incorporates motor disturbances, steering feedback, and self-aligning torque characteristics. To solve the inadequate tracking accuracy resulting from actuator fault and system disturbances, an adaptive sliding mode fault-tolerant control strategy based on a variable-speed reaching law (VSRL-ASMFTC) is proposed. By integrating an adjustment function into the constant-velocity reaching polynomial and designing an adaptive law, dynamic updating of the control law is achieved. Furthermore, the closed-loop stability of the system is proven based on Lyapunov’s stability criterion. The example information demonstrates that the proposed method reduces the root mean square (RMS) of tracking error by nearly 40% in three typical conditions compared to adaptive fault-tolerant control methods (ASMFTC), and the disturbances of the controller are relatively slighter. This indicates that the VSRL-ASMFTC mitigates system chattering, optimizes the system’s anti-disturbance capability and robust stability, and improves fault tolerance efficiency in the presence of actuator failures. It maintains good tracking performance of the system, which provides a basis for the design of high-performance fault-tolerant control strategies.
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spelling doaj-art-b1cbf0d6bf04472aadf219da8934b5192025-08-20T03:22:03ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-04-0115111110.1038/s41598-025-96663-7An adaptive sliding mode fault-tolerant control of variable speed reaching law for steer-by-wire systemsJinwen Yang0Yinquan Yu1Dequan Zeng2Yiming Hu3Junhui Liu4Kai Liu5Giuseppe Carbone6Shaohua Luo7Xiaofeng Zhu8School of Mechatronics and Vehicle Engineering, East China Jiaotong UniversitySchool of Mechatronics and Vehicle Engineering, East China Jiaotong UniversitySchool of Mechatronics and Vehicle Engineering, East China Jiaotong UniversitySchool of Mechatronics and Vehicle Engineering, East China Jiaotong UniversitySchool of Mechatronics and Vehicle Engineering, East China Jiaotong UniversityCollege of Computer Science, Chongqing UniversitySchool of Mechatronics and Vehicle Engineering, East China Jiaotong UniversitySchool of Mechanical Engineering, Guizhou UniversitySchool of Mechatronics and Vehicle Engineering, East China Jiaotong UniversityAbstract Fault-tolerant control (FTC) is crucial for enhancing the safety, reliability, and tracking performance of steer-by-wire (SBW) systems. This paper focuses on actuator effectiveness reduction faults and establishes an analytical model of the SBW system that incorporates motor disturbances, steering feedback, and self-aligning torque characteristics. To solve the inadequate tracking accuracy resulting from actuator fault and system disturbances, an adaptive sliding mode fault-tolerant control strategy based on a variable-speed reaching law (VSRL-ASMFTC) is proposed. By integrating an adjustment function into the constant-velocity reaching polynomial and designing an adaptive law, dynamic updating of the control law is achieved. Furthermore, the closed-loop stability of the system is proven based on Lyapunov’s stability criterion. The example information demonstrates that the proposed method reduces the root mean square (RMS) of tracking error by nearly 40% in three typical conditions compared to adaptive fault-tolerant control methods (ASMFTC), and the disturbances of the controller are relatively slighter. This indicates that the VSRL-ASMFTC mitigates system chattering, optimizes the system’s anti-disturbance capability and robust stability, and improves fault tolerance efficiency in the presence of actuator failures. It maintains good tracking performance of the system, which provides a basis for the design of high-performance fault-tolerant control strategies.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-96663-7Steer-by-wireVariable speed reaching lawAdaptive controlSliding mode controlFault-tolerant control
spellingShingle Jinwen Yang
Yinquan Yu
Dequan Zeng
Yiming Hu
Junhui Liu
Kai Liu
Giuseppe Carbone
Shaohua Luo
Xiaofeng Zhu
An adaptive sliding mode fault-tolerant control of variable speed reaching law for steer-by-wire systems
Scientific Reports
Steer-by-wire
Variable speed reaching law
Adaptive control
Sliding mode control
Fault-tolerant control
title An adaptive sliding mode fault-tolerant control of variable speed reaching law for steer-by-wire systems
title_full An adaptive sliding mode fault-tolerant control of variable speed reaching law for steer-by-wire systems
title_fullStr An adaptive sliding mode fault-tolerant control of variable speed reaching law for steer-by-wire systems
title_full_unstemmed An adaptive sliding mode fault-tolerant control of variable speed reaching law for steer-by-wire systems
title_short An adaptive sliding mode fault-tolerant control of variable speed reaching law for steer-by-wire systems
title_sort adaptive sliding mode fault tolerant control of variable speed reaching law for steer by wire systems
topic Steer-by-wire
Variable speed reaching law
Adaptive control
Sliding mode control
Fault-tolerant control
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-96663-7
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