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A Direct Control Approach for Automatic Steering and Stability of Motorized Independently-Rotating Wheels

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Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks (IAVSD 2019)

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A simple control solution to realize the automatic steering and stability of the motorized independently-rotating wheel (IRW) configuration is proposed in this paper. Associated with a prototype of a two-axle vehicle, an active control strategy is developed to improve the dynamic behavior of the IRW system, especially the steering performances in curve negotiation. The simulation results demonstrate a significant reduction in the wheel/rail interaction without leading to instability issues owing to the proposed control approach.

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The authors acknowledge the EU ‘Shift2Rail’ Run2Rail project for the financial support to this research under grant agreement No. 777564.

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  1. Institute of Railway Research, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH, UK

    Xiaoyuan Liu, Roger Goodall & Simon Iwnicki

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  1. Research and Development, Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Matthijs Klomp

  2. Research Institute, Driver and Vehicle, Swedish National Road and Transport, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Fredrik Bruzelius

  3. Department of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Västra Götalands Län, Sweden

    Jens Nielsen

  4. Department of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Angela Hillemyr

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Liu, X., Goodall, R., Iwnicki, S. (2020). A Direct Control Approach for Automatic Steering and Stability of Motorized Independently-Rotating Wheels. In: Klomp, M., Bruzelius, F., Nielsen, J., Hillemyr, A. (eds) Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks. IAVSD 2019. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38077-9_3

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