Estimation of Transmission Input&Output Shaft Torque and Drive Wheel Speed for Compound Power Split Powertrain Based on Unknown Input Observer

Abstract

Precise estimation of transmission input&output shaft torque and wheel speed is significant to the development of torque distribution and coordinated control method for the power split hybrid powertrain system. This paper studies an estimation method of transmission input and output torque as well as drive wheel speed using an unknown input observer in different operating modes for a compound power split hybrid powertrain system. Firstly, the configuration and dynamic characteristic of power split transmission is analyzed. Then, state equations in different operating modes are established, and a Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy model is utilized to deal with the nonlinearities of load resistance torque. Furthermore, an unknown input reduced-order observer is designed to estimate the transmission input&output shaft torque and wheel speed. The asymptotical stability of the developed observer is verified based on Lyapunov theory. Finally, the performance of the unknown input observer is assessed by comparing with the Luenberger observer based on Matlab/Simulink simulation platform and test bench. Simulation and experiment results show that, the proposed observer can estimate the transmission input&output shaft torque and wheel speed more effectively in different operating modes.