Controlling the longitudinal dynamics of a vehicle using sensor based haptic feedback

Robert Mahony*, Muhammad Atif, Jochen Trumpf

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    Abstract

    This paper considers a sensor based haptic feedback law for control of the longitudinal dynamics of a vehicle. The environment impedance is implemented in parallel as force feedback to the vehicle throttle as well as haptic feedback to the accelerator pedal. A non-linear gain is used in the feedback design to introduce a singularity in the energy dissipation relationship collocated with an observed obstacle. A consequence of this is that the vehicle would theoretically have to dissipate infinite energy to impact an obstacle. Using this approach we prove that the vehicle cannot impact an obstacle given no actuator saturation. The proposed control architecture has the potential to enhance vehicle safety while adding to the driving experience.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2008
    PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    Pages3457-3462
    Number of pages6
    ISBN (Print)9781424431243
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008
    Event47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2008 - Cancun, Mexico
    Duration: 9 Dec 200811 Dec 2008

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
    ISSN (Print)0743-1546
    ISSN (Electronic)2576-2370

    Conference

    Conference47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2008
    Country/TerritoryMexico
    CityCancun
    Period9/12/0811/12/08

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