Vehicle Dynamics and Control
provides a comprehensive coverage of vehicle control systems
and the dynamic models used in the development of these
control systems.
The control system topics
covered in the book include cruise control, adaptive cruise
control, ABS, automated lane keeping, automated highway
systems, yaw stability control, engine control, passive,
active and semi-active suspensions, tire models and tire-road
friction estimation.
In developing the dynamic model
for each application, an effort is made to both keep the model
simple enough for control system design but at the same time
rich enough to capture the essential features of the dynamics.
A special effort has been made
to explain the several different tire models commonly used in
literature and to interpret them physically.
The use of feedback control
systems on automobiles is growing rapidly.
This book is intended to serve
as a useful resource to researchers who work on the
development of such control systems, both in the automotive
industry and at universities.
The book can also serve as a
textbook for a graduate level course on vehicle dynamics and
control.
