Observer-Based Nonlinear Control Scheme to Reduce Oscillations and Zero Crossing in Skid-Steer Vehicles

Motion sickness is a common condition experienced by drivers of skid-steer vehicles, primarily caused by zero crossing and oscillations in undamped systems. This study proposes an observer-based nonlinear control scheme to reduce transient oscillations and zero-crossing phenomena in skid-steer vehic...

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Main Authors: Jiwon Seo, Kwankyun Byeon, Hojin Lee, Yunhyoung Hwang, Yonghao Gui, Wonhee Kim
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author Jiwon Seo
Kwankyun Byeon
Hojin Lee
Yunhyoung Hwang
Yonghao Gui
Wonhee Kim
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Yunhyoung Hwang
Yonghao Gui
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description Motion sickness is a common condition experienced by drivers of skid-steer vehicles, primarily caused by zero crossing and oscillations in undamped systems. This study proposes an observer-based nonlinear control scheme to reduce transient oscillations and zero-crossing phenomena in skid-steer vehicles, thereby potentially alleviating motion sickness. Reducing transient oscillations and zero crossing in the transient response may alleviate motion sickness. A nonlinear damping controller is designed to improve transient response by reducing oscillations and zero-crossing. To design the controller, a reduced-order kinematic model based on coordinate transformation is developed. This transformation not only converts the system modeling into a controllable form but also enhances control performance. Modeling error is addressed by considering the distance between the center of the vehicle and the sensor location. Despite these improvements, model uncertainties and external disturbances remain, which may degrade control performance. To ensure robustness and estimate such disturbances, a high-order sliding mode observer (HOSMO) is incorporated. The effectiveness of the proposed method is validated through MATLAB/Simulink and TruckMaker simulations. From the simulation results, it was shown that the proposed method reduced the mean squared error of the tracking error to within 10% compared to the state feedback controller with the HOSMO.
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spelling doaj-art-b729f3d3df664f4f8a5f124c8c47e4372025-08-25T23:18:41ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-011314485114486210.1109/ACCESS.2025.359935311126065Observer-Based Nonlinear Control Scheme to Reduce Oscillations and Zero Crossing in Skid-Steer VehiclesJiwon Seo0Kwankyun Byeon1https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6444-2216Hojin Lee2https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2998-2006Yunhyoung Hwang3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0533-2031Yonghao Gui4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5043-5534Wonhee Kim5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9893-6381Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Energy Systems Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Energy Systems Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of KoreaElectrification and Energy Infrastructures Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Knoxville, TN, USASchool of Energy Systems Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaMotion sickness is a common condition experienced by drivers of skid-steer vehicles, primarily caused by zero crossing and oscillations in undamped systems. This study proposes an observer-based nonlinear control scheme to reduce transient oscillations and zero-crossing phenomena in skid-steer vehicles, thereby potentially alleviating motion sickness. Reducing transient oscillations and zero crossing in the transient response may alleviate motion sickness. A nonlinear damping controller is designed to improve transient response by reducing oscillations and zero-crossing. To design the controller, a reduced-order kinematic model based on coordinate transformation is developed. This transformation not only converts the system modeling into a controllable form but also enhances control performance. Modeling error is addressed by considering the distance between the center of the vehicle and the sensor location. Despite these improvements, model uncertainties and external disturbances remain, which may degrade control performance. To ensure robustness and estimate such disturbances, a high-order sliding mode observer (HOSMO) is incorporated. The effectiveness of the proposed method is validated through MATLAB/Simulink and TruckMaker simulations. From the simulation results, it was shown that the proposed method reduced the mean squared error of the tracking error to within 10% compared to the state feedback controller with the HOSMO.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11126065/Skid-steer vehiclesnonlinear damping controlhigh-order sliding mode observermotion sicknessoscillationszero crossing
spellingShingle Jiwon Seo
Kwankyun Byeon
Hojin Lee
Yunhyoung Hwang
Yonghao Gui
Wonhee Kim
Observer-Based Nonlinear Control Scheme to Reduce Oscillations and Zero Crossing in Skid-Steer Vehicles
IEEE Access
Skid-steer vehicles
nonlinear damping control
high-order sliding mode observer
motion sickness
oscillations
zero crossing
title Observer-Based Nonlinear Control Scheme to Reduce Oscillations and Zero Crossing in Skid-Steer Vehicles
title_full Observer-Based Nonlinear Control Scheme to Reduce Oscillations and Zero Crossing in Skid-Steer Vehicles
title_fullStr Observer-Based Nonlinear Control Scheme to Reduce Oscillations and Zero Crossing in Skid-Steer Vehicles
title_full_unstemmed Observer-Based Nonlinear Control Scheme to Reduce Oscillations and Zero Crossing in Skid-Steer Vehicles
title_short Observer-Based Nonlinear Control Scheme to Reduce Oscillations and Zero Crossing in Skid-Steer Vehicles
title_sort observer based nonlinear control scheme to reduce oscillations and zero crossing in skid steer vehicles
topic Skid-steer vehicles
nonlinear damping control
high-order sliding mode observer
motion sickness
oscillations
zero crossing
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11126065/
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