This paper presents a controller based on fuzzy-logic to ensure simultaneously vehicle handling and stability. The developed controller generates the suitable yaw moment which is obtained from the difference of the brake forces between the front wheels so that the vehicle follows the target values of the yaw rate and the side slip angle. The simulations results show the effectiveness of the pro...

The accumulation of ice on an airplane in flight is one of the leading contributing factors to general aviation accidents, and to date only relatively sophisticated methods based on detailed empirical data and flight data exist for its analysis. This paper develops a methodology and simulation tool for a preliminary yet accurate evaluation of airplane dynamical response and stability and contro...

In this paper, we address the tracking problem for an underactuated ship using two controls, namely surge force and yaw moment. A simple state-feedback control law is developed and proved to render the tracking error dynamics globally -exponentially stable. Experimental results are presented where the controller is implemented on a scale model of an offshore supply vessel.

In this work, an optimal control scheme with adaptive weighting coefficients is presented which coordinates different vehicle dynamics control objectives, thus ruling out possible conflicts among them. In a new approach, the weighting coefficients in optimal control are adjusted according to the vehicle state in the phase plane in such a way that a priority is given to each objective of handlin...

Abstract—A vehicle will usually become unstable while it is turned on a low friction road or in high speeds because the lateral force of the tire reaches the physical limit. A direct yaw moment control (DYC) can control vehicle motion by a yaw moment which is actively generated by transversally distributed tire longitudinal forces, and has become one of the most promising means of chassis contr...