Integrated Lateral and Longitudinal Control with Optimization-Based Allocation Strategy for Autonomous Electric Vehicles

This paper presents a novel approach for path-following control of a four-wheeled autonomous vehicle. The rear wheels of the vehicle are driven independently, all four wheels can be braked independently, and the front wheels are steered together. The proposed cascade structure consists of two convex...

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Main Authors: Adorjan Kovacs, Istvan Vajk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Transportation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/1444396
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description This paper presents a novel approach for path-following control of a four-wheeled autonomous vehicle. The rear wheels of the vehicle are driven independently, all four wheels can be braked independently, and the front wheels are steered together. The proposed cascade structure consists of two convex optimization-based parts: one for path-following and another for the control allocation problem of the actuators. The control algorithm presents cost functions for the allocation problem focusing on safety. The proposed cost functions were examined and compared to former ones in a simulation environment. After all, the controller was tested in real-time test on a Lotus Evora test vehicle developed by ThyssenKrupp.
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spelling doaj-art-e2378ac327554dd79bcd79597a6940dc2025-08-20T03:20:58ZengWileyJournal of Advanced Transportation2042-31952021-01-01202110.1155/2021/1444396Integrated Lateral and Longitudinal Control with Optimization-Based Allocation Strategy for Autonomous Electric VehiclesAdorjan Kovacs0Istvan Vajk1Department of Automation and Applied InformaticsDepartment of Automation and Applied InformaticsThis paper presents a novel approach for path-following control of a four-wheeled autonomous vehicle. The rear wheels of the vehicle are driven independently, all four wheels can be braked independently, and the front wheels are steered together. The proposed cascade structure consists of two convex optimization-based parts: one for path-following and another for the control allocation problem of the actuators. The control algorithm presents cost functions for the allocation problem focusing on safety. The proposed cost functions were examined and compared to former ones in a simulation environment. After all, the controller was tested in real-time test on a Lotus Evora test vehicle developed by ThyssenKrupp.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/1444396
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Integrated Lateral and Longitudinal Control with Optimization-Based Allocation Strategy for Autonomous Electric Vehicles
Journal of Advanced Transportation
title Integrated Lateral and Longitudinal Control with Optimization-Based Allocation Strategy for Autonomous Electric Vehicles
title_full Integrated Lateral and Longitudinal Control with Optimization-Based Allocation Strategy for Autonomous Electric Vehicles
title_fullStr Integrated Lateral and Longitudinal Control with Optimization-Based Allocation Strategy for Autonomous Electric Vehicles
title_full_unstemmed Integrated Lateral and Longitudinal Control with Optimization-Based Allocation Strategy for Autonomous Electric Vehicles
title_short Integrated Lateral and Longitudinal Control with Optimization-Based Allocation Strategy for Autonomous Electric Vehicles
title_sort integrated lateral and longitudinal control with optimization based allocation strategy for autonomous electric vehicles
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/1444396
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