Orientador: João Antonio Pereira / Banca: Marcio Antonio Bazani / Banca: Vicente Lopes Júnior / Resumo: A necessidade de controle no tratamento de sistemas dinâmicos, com complexidade crescente e diante de fatores de incerteza, tem levado à reavaliação dos métodos convencionais e à proposição de métodos conceitualmente mais elaborados de controle. Estas novas propostas incluem, por exemplo, níveis hierárquicos de decisão, planejamento e aprendizagem, que são necessários quando um alto grau de autonomia do sistema é desejável. Assim as metodologias baseadas em redes neurais, que utilizam modelos matemáticos e técnicas numéricas inspiradas no cérebro humano e/ou sistema nervoso, representam um passo natural na evolução da teoria de controle, principalmente junto àqueles que envolvem não-linearidades. Este trabalho apresenta um estudo da técnica denominada wavenet, que combina redes neurais e transformada wavelet, como um direcionamento alternativo para a solução de problemas de identificação e controle de plantas não lineares. A transformada wavelet utiliza janelas com escala variável que possibilitam analisar faixas de altas e baixas freqüências em um mesmo sinal, e é exatamente essa capacidade de manipulação da janela de observação que a torna uma boa alternativa como função de ativação, realizando um mapeamento local do sinal. Isso proporciona uma identificação mais eficiente, principalmente em sinais não lineares e variantes no tempo. Vários testes simulados envolvendo não linearidade foram analisados visando estudar o comportamento do algoritmo wavenet e definir quais os tipos de funções de ativação, Morlet, Rasp ou Polywog, poderiam fornecer melhores resultados. Utilizou-se o método de otimização de Levenberg-Marquadt, o qual apresentou um desempenho melhor quando comparado com o método do gradiente descendente utilizado por outros autores, no processo de minimização do erro entre a saída da rede e a... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo). / Abstract: The necessity of dynamic systems treatment control, with upper complexity and uncertain factors, has lead to reevaluation of conventional methods and the proposition of conceptly methods more elaborate of control. These new proposals include, for instance, hierarchic levels of decision, planning and learning, which are needed when a high degree of system autonomy is desirable. Thus the methodologies based in neural nets, which use mathematical models and numerical techniques inspired in human brain and/or nervous system, represent a natural step in evolution of control theory, mainly join to those which involve no-linearity. This work shows a technique study called wavenet, it combine neural nets and wavelet transformed, as an alternative leading for the solution of identification problems and non linear plants control. The transformed wavelet uses windows with variable scale and it makes possible analyze strips high and low frequencies in a same signal, and it is exactly this capacity of manipulation of observation window and it becomes a good alternative as activation function, achieving a local map of the signal. A identification more efficient is provided, mainly in non-linear signals and time variants. Several simulate tests involving non linear was analyzed, seeking to study the behavior of the algorithm wavenet and to define which the types of activation functions, Morlet, Rasp or Polywog, could give better results. The optimization method of Levenberg-Marquadt was used, and that one show a better performance when compared with the descendent gradient method used by other authors, in minimization of error process between the net and plant exit. The tests looked for to define improvements in algorithm wavenet, in relation to identification process, because it is primordial stage in the project of neurocontrolers. The... (Complete abstract, click electronic address below). / Mestre

Le travail de thèse décrit dans ce manuscrit concerne les Systèmes Avancés d’Aide à la Conduite (ADAS) qui sont devenus de nos jours un axe de recherche stratégique chez de nombreux constructeurs automobiles. Ce type de systèmes peuvent être considérés comme la première génération de dispositifs de conduite assistée ou semi-autonome et qui ouvrira la voie aux véhicules pleinement autonomes. La première partie de ce manuscrit concerne l’analyse et la commande pour les applications de contrôle de la dynamique latérale du véhicule – autoguidage par suivi de cible et aide au maintien au centre de la voie (LCA). Dans ce cadre, la sécurité joue un rôle clé, mettant en lumière la mise en oeuvre différentes techniques de commande contrainte pour des modèles linéaires à paramètres variants (LPV). La commande prédictive (MPC) et la commande par interpolation (IBC) ont été sélectionnés dans ce travail. De plus, la conception d’un système de commande robuste qui assure un comportement correct malgré la variation des paramètres du système ou la présence d’incertitudes est une caractéristique critique. Les outils de la théorie de l’invariance positive robuste (RPI) sont pris en considération pour la conception de stratégies de commande robustes LPV par rapport aux larges variations de la vitesse véhicule et aux changements de courbure de la route. Le second axe de cette thèse est la planification optimale de trajectoire pour les manouvres de dépassement et de changement de voie sur autoroute, avec réduction des risques de collision. Pour atteindre cet objectif, la description exhaustive des scénarios possible est présentée, permettant de formuler un problème d’optimisation qui maximise le confort du conducteur et assure la satisfaction des contraintes du système. / The thesis work contained in this manuscript is dedicated to the Advanced Driving Assistance Systems, which has become nowadays a strategic research line in many car companies. This kind of systems can be seen as a first generation of assisted or semi-autonomous driving, that will set the way to fully automated vehicles. The first part focuses on the analysis and control of lateral dynamics control applications - Autosteer by target tracking and the Lane Centering Assistance System (LCA). In this framework, safety plays a key role, bringing into focus the application of different constrained control techniques for linear parametervarying (LPV) models. Model Predictive Control (MPC) and Interpolation Based Control (IBC) have been the selected ones in the present work. In addition, it is a critical feature to design robust control systems that ensure a correct behavior under system's variation of parameters or in the presence of uncertainty. Robust Positive Invariance (RPI) theory tools are considered to design robust LPV control strategies with respect to large vehicle speed variations and curvature of the road changes. The second axis of this thesis is the optimization-based trajectory planning for overtaking and lane change in highways with anti-collision enhancements. To achieve this goal, an exhaustive description of the possible scenarios that may arise is presented, allowing to formulate an optimization problem which maximizes passenger comfort and ensures system constraints' satisfaction.

The contact between the tire and the road is the key enabler of vehicle acceleration, deceleration and steering. However, under the circumstances of sudden changes to the road conditions, the driver`s ability to maintain control of the vehicle maybe at risk. In many cases, this requires intervention from the chassis control systems onboard the vehicle. Although these systems perform well in a variety of situations, their performance can be improved if a real-time estimate of the tire-road contact parameters (ranging from kinematic conditions of the tire to its dynamic properties) are available. At the present stage of development, tire-road contact parameters are indirectly estimated using observers based on vehicle dynamics measurements (acceleration, yaw and roll rates, suspension deflections, etc). Although these methods present a relatively accurate solution, they rely heavily on tire and vehicle kinematic formulations and break down in case of abrupt changes in the measured quantities. To address this problem, researchers have been developing certain sensor based advanced tire concepts for direct measurement of the tire-road contact parameters. Thus the new terms "Intelligent Tire" and "Smart Tire", which mean online tire monitoring are thus enjoying increasing popularity among automotive manufacturers and formed the motivation for this thesis to explore the possibility of developing an intelligent tire system. The development of the so called "intelligent tire/ smart tire system" is expected to spur the development of a new generation of vehicle control system with modified control strategies, leveraging information directly coming from the interface between the tire and the road, and in turn significantly reducing the risk of accidents. The specific contributions of this thesis include the following: • Development of an intelligent tire system, with a special attention to development of measurement and sensor feature extraction methodologies of acceleration signals coming from sensors fixed to the tire innerliner • Design of an integrated vehicle state estimator for application to global chassis control • Development of a model-based tire-road friction estimation algorithm • Development of an intelligent tire based adaptive wheel slip controller for anti-lock brake system (ABS) • Development of a piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting system with an adaptive frequency tuning mechanism for intelligent tires / Master of Science

In this thesis, dynamic modeling and nonlinear control of autonomous underwater vehicle manipulator systems are presented. Mainly, two types of systems consisting of a 6-DOF AUV equipped with a 6-DOF manipulator subsystem (UVMS) and with an 8-DOF redundant manipulator subsystem (UVRMS) are modeled considering hydrostatic forces and hydrodynamic effects such as added mass, lift, drag and side forces. The shadowing effects of the bodies on each other are introduced when computing the hydrodynamic forces. The system equations of motion are derived recursively using Newton&ndash / Euler formulation. The inverse dynamics control algorithms are formulated and trajectory tracking control of the systems is achieved by assigning separate tasks for the end effector of the manipulator and for the underwater vehicle. The proposed inverse dynamics controller utilizes the full nonlinear model of the system and consists of a linearizing control law that uses the feedback of positions and velocities of the joints and the underwater vehicle in order to cancel off the nonlinearities of the system. The PD control is applied after this complicated feedback linearization process yielding second order error dynamics. The thruster dynamics is also incorporated into the control system design. The stability analysis is performed in the presence of parametric uncertainty and disturbing ocean current. The effectiveness of the control methods are demonstrated by simulations for typical underwater missions.

In this thesis, dynamic modeling and nonlinear control of autonomous underwater vehicle manipulator systems are presented. Mainly, two types of systems consisting of a 6-DOF AUV equipped with a 6-DOF manipulator subsystem (UVMS) and with an 8-DOF redundant manipulator subsystem (UVRMS) are modeled considering hydrostatic forces and hydrodynamic effects such as added mass, lift, drag and side forces. The shadowing effects of the bodies on each other are introduced when computing the hydrodynamic forces. The system equations of motion are derived recursively using Newton&ndash / Euler formulation. The inverse dynamics control algorithms are formulated and trajectory tracking control of the systems is achieved by assigning separate tasks for the end effector of the manipulator and for the underwater vehicle. The proposed inverse dynamics controller utilizes the full nonlinear model of the system and consists of a linearizing control law that uses the feedback of positions and velocities of the joints and the underwater vehicle in order to cancel off the nonlinearities of the system. The PD control is applied after this complicated feedback linearization process yielding second order error dynamics. The thruster dynamics is also incorporated into the control system design. The stability analysis is performed in the presence of parametric uncertainty and disturbing ocean current. The effectiveness of the control methods are demonstrated by simulations for typical underwater missions.

The main goal of this work is to gain knowledge of how and to what extent state-of-the-artsimulation tools can be used in a conceptual development phase for vehicle dynamics control atVolvo Car Corporation (VCC).The first part of the thesis deals with an evaluation of vehicle dynamics simulation tools and theiruses. The three simulation tools selected for the study, namely Mechanical Simulation CarSim 8.2.1,IPG CarMaker 4.0.5, and VI-Grade CarRealTime V14, are briefly described and discussed. In order toevaluate and compare these tools with respect to application for vehicle dynamics control, a criterialist is developed covering aspects such as tool requirements and intended usage. Based on thecriteria list and certain identified drawbacks, a ranking of the tools is made possible. Furthermore,the process of developing vehicle models for the different tools is discussed in detail, along with theprocedure of validating the vehicle models.In the second part, the concept of Collision Avoidance Driver Assistance (CADA) function isintroduced and possible approaches for developing CADA functions are discussed in brief. It isimportant to note that the CADA functions in this work are based on cornering the vehicle i.e.maneuvering around the threat, rather than solely reducing vehicle speed. A number ofimplementations of the functions are developed in Simulink. A frequency analysis of a simplifiedlinear vehicle model is performed to investigate the influence of steering, differential braking, andtheir combination on the resultant lateral displacement of the vehicle during an evasive maneuver.The developed CADA functions are then simulated using the vehicle simulation tools. Two specificmetrics - Lateral Displacement gain and DeltaX - are formulated to evaluate the effectiveness of theCADA functions. Based on these metrics, the assistance obtained due to the functions for a specificevasive maneuver is compared.From the evaluation process of the three tools, two were considered suitable for the purpose ofsimulating collision avoidance functions. The evaluation of the CADA functions demonstrates thatcombined assistive steering with differential braking provides considerable assistance in order toavoid collisions. The simulation results also present interesting trends which provide a usefuldirection regarding the conditions for intervention by such collision avoidance functions during anevasive maneuver. The use of simulation tools makes it possible to observe these trends and utilizethem in the development process of the functions.

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Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC) systems (also known as Active Chassis systems) are mechatronic systems developed for improving vehicle comfort, handling and/or stability. Traditionally, most of these systems have been individually developed and manufactured by various suppliers and utilised by automotive manufacturers. These decentralised control systems usually improve one aspect of vehicle performance and in some cases even worsen some other features of the vehicle. Although the benefit of the stand-alone VDC systems has been proven, however, by increasing the number of the active systems in vehicles, the importance of controlling them in a coordinated and integrated manner to reduce the system complexity, eliminate the possible conflicts as well as expand the system operational envelope, has become predominant. The subject of Integrated Vehicle Dynamics Control (IVDC) for improving the overall vehicle performance in the existence of several VDC active systems has recently become the topic of many research and development activities in both academia and industries Several approaches have been proposed for integration of vehicle control systems, which range from the simple and obvious solution of networking the sensors, actuators and processors signals through different protocols like CAN or FlexRay, to some sort of complicated multi-layered, multi-variable control architectures. In fact, development of an integrated control system is a challenging multidisciplinary task and should be able to reduce the complexity, increase the flexibility and improve the overall performance of the vehicle. The aim of this thesis is to develop a low-cost control scheme for integration of Electric Power-Assisted Steering (EPAS) system with Enhanced Stability Program (ESP) system to improve driver comfort as well as vehicle safety. In this dissertation, a systematic approach toward a modular, flexible and reconfigurable control architecture for integrated vehicle dynamics control systems is proposed which can be implemented in real time environment with low computational cost. The proposed control architecture, so named “Integrated Vehicle Control System (IVCS)”, is customised for integration of EPAS and ESP control systems. IVCS architecture consists of three cascade control loops, including high-level vehicle control, low-level (steering torque and brake slip) control and smart actuator (EPAS and EHB) control systems. The controllers are designed based on Youla parameterisation (closed-loop shaping) method. A fast, adaptive and reconfigurable control allocation scheme is proposed to coordinate the control of EPAS and ESP systems. An integrated ESP & ESP HiL/RCP system including the real EPAS and Electro Hydraulic Brake (EHB) smart actuators integrated with a virtual vehicle model (using CarMaker/HiL®) with driver in the loop capability is designed and utilised as a rapid control development platform to verify and validate the developed control systems in real time environment. Integrated Vehicle Dynamic Control is one of the most promising and challenging research and development topics. A general architecture and control logic of the IVDC system based on a modular and reconfigurable control allocation scheme for redundant systems is presented in this research. The proposed fault tolerant configuration is applicable for not only integrated control of EPAS and ESP system but also for integration of other types of the vehicle active systems which could be the subject of future works.