Description
Book SynopsisThis engineering textbook is designed to introduce advanced control systems for vehicles, including advanced automotive concepts and the next generation of vehicles for ITS. For each automotive control problem considered, the authors emphasise the physics and underlying principles behind the control system concept and design.
Table of ContentsPreface; Part I. Introduction and Background: 1. Introduction; 2. Automotive control system design process; 3. Review of engine modeling; 4. Review of vehicle dynamics; 5. Human factors and driver modeling; Part II. Powertrain Control Systems: 6. Air-to-fuel ratio control; 7. Control of spark timing; 8. Idle speed control; 9. Transmission control; 10. Control of hybrid vehicles; 11. Modeling and control of fuel cells for vehicles; Part III. Vehicle Control Systems: 12. Cruise and headway control; 13. Antilock brake systems and traction control; 14. Vehicle stability control; 15. Four wheel steering; 16. Active suspensions; Part IV. Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS): 17. Overview of ITS; 18. Preventing collisions; 19. Automated highway systems (AHS) and platooning; 20. Lateral active safety systems and automated steering; Appendix A. Review of control theory fundamentals; Appendix B. Two-mass three DOF vehicle lateral/yaw/roll model.
