Vehicle Dynamics and Control

Catalog description

Covers modeling, estimation, control and optimization of a typical vehicle (sub)system dynamics. Recent advances in automotive technology, such as vehicle electrification and automated/connected driving, further complicate vehicle (sub)systems as nonlinear multi- input-multi-output systems with unmodeled dynamics, structure uncertainties and external disturbances. Thus, effective vehicle control design requires to sophisticatedly combine advanced control theory with knowledge of vehicle characteristics. To achieve this goal, the course introduces a variety of modeling, advanced control, estimation and optimization techniques for typical vehicle (sub)systems. Discusses applications of control theories to various vehicle (sub)system dynamics through examples inspired by pertinent research projects. Extensively utilizes co-simulation between Matlab/Simulink and CarSim® for vehicle dynamics analysis, vehicle control design and verification.