Abstract
A yaw rate controller was developed that utilizes the rear wheels of a vehicle to improve steering performance. The driver retains control over the front wheels, while a Model Reference Controller (MRC) commands the rear wheels. Experimental results were obtained by implementing the MRC on a scale vehicle. These results indicate significant performance improvement over proportional yaw-rate controller methods often used for rear-wheel control. Specifically, the MRC method was found to be less sensitive to model non-linearities such as actuator dynamics and steering linkage kinematics.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1697-1701 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Proceedings of the American Control Conference |
Volume | 3 |
State | Published - 1999 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Proceedings of the 1999 American Control Conference (99ACC) - San Diego, CA, USA Duration: Jun 2 1999 → Jun 4 1999 |