Design and simulation of the sliding mode controller for the vehicle blow-out process control

Abstract

During vehicle driving process, the tyre security is very important, but the blow-out is inevitable sometimes, so it is very necessary to control the vehicle stability in order to avoid serious traffic accidents caused by the blowout. In this paper, with the tyre brush model and the seven degree of freedom vehicle model, the vehicle driving system model is modelled, and the front and rear tyres blow-out process was simulated and analysed. The results show that the vehicle will become unstable after the blow-out. In order to ensure the vehicle back to the stable range, the sliding mode controller is designed with the differential braking method, and the yaw rate is controlled by adjusting the braking torque at the opposite side of the blow-out tyre. With simulation, the sliding mode controller can guarantee the vehicle stability, shorten the braking distance and realise the safety brake during the tyre blow-out process.