This paper discusses the development of a nonlinear controller design methodology and its application to an automotive control problem. The method is called the “Multiple Sliding Surface” method and is closely related to sliding mode control, input/output linearization and integrator backstepping. The method was developed for a class of systems, typical of automotive control systems, where the uncertainties are “mismatched” and where many of the equations contain sparse, experimentally obtained maps. The error bounds on these maps are often unknown and their sparseness makes them difficult to differentiate. The developed method does not require any derivatives and has guaranteed semi-global stability. This paper summarizes the development of the method and applies it to the design of a highly nonlinear system. The example is a combined brake/throttle controller for precision vehicle following. This controller was implemented on the California PATH vehicles in DEMO’97, an automated highway technology demonstration that occurred in San Diego, California in August of 1997. [S0022-0434(00)03004-5]

Issue Section:
Technical Papers
Keywords:
automobiles, variable structure systems, stability, Lyapunov methods, nonlinear control systems, dynamics, control system synthesis
Topics:
Brakes, Control equipment, Design, Engines, Errors, Stability, Vehicles, Nonlinear systems, Simulation, Pressure, Torque, Control systems
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