Haptic feedback on the steering wheel near the vehicle’s handling limits using wheel load sensing

Research in vehicle dynamics and vehicle control systems has increased a lot over the last decades due to the focus towards safety, driving comfort and emissions and the opportunities that come with the development of hybrid- and electric powertrains. Modern vehicles are equipped with many automated systems but automation can have disadvantages...

Estimation of vehicle handling states

With the ever increasing demand of cars, safety is of prime concern to automobile manufactures across the world. Companies strive for the vision of "Zero accidents" through high quality and innovative products that reduce the frequency of accidents as well as their consequences. The auto industry has been exerting a myriad of state-of-the-art...

Load-sensing Based Integrated Chassis Control: Using hierarchical strategy and control allocation

Evolution of new technologies, market preferences and vehicle safety standards and regulations motivate the automotive industry to contribute to higher quality mobility and safer transportation for the society. With the compelling development of electronics over the past few decades, passenger cars are equipped with an increasing number of...

Load Estimation and Uncertainty Analysis Based on Strain Measurement With Application to Load Sensing Bearing

Rapid growth in automotive sector and stringent safety requirements have led to the need for more sophisticated feedback mechanisms for the vehicle systems. One of the major breakthrough is anticipated with the use of estimated loads with help of a Load Sensing Bearing. Load Sensing Bearing is a concept in which strain is measured on a hub...

Anti-lock braking control design using a Nonlinear Model Predictive approach and wheel information

Over the past century, cars have become a fundamental part of our society. With the increasingly larger number of vehicles on the road, safety is, now more than ever, a topic of paramount importance. It is estimated that every year 26,000 people are killed on European roads, corresponding to a social cost of 100 billion euros. In the last two...

A semi-analytical approach to simulate strains in load sensing bearings using FEA

The advancements in driver assistance systems in cars and the development of autonomous vehicles require more states of the car to be known than the conventional sensors can accurately determine. Load sensing bearings (LSBs) are under development that measure the wheel forces under dynamic load. Through sensor fusion, the addition of this sensor...