This research is focused on developing a control scheme for regulating the pressure in the
brake chamber of an air brake system found in most commercial vehicles like trucks,
tractor-trailers and buses. Such a control scheme can be used for providing the ground
work for future systems such as forward collision avoidance systems, advanced anti-lock
brake systems and differential braking systems. The development of this controller
involves two tasks. The first task was the development of a control scheme for achieving
the desired pressure in the brake chamber. This scheme was based on a mathematical
model of the treadle valve of the air brake system. The second task was the implementation
of this control scheme on the experimental facility that was set up at Texas A&M
University. The results indicate successful control of a desired brake chamber pressure for
a demonstrated range of controller gains.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/4934 |
| Date | 25 April 2007 |
| Creators | Bowlin, Christopher Leland |
| Contributors | Rajagopal, Kumbakonam R., Swaroop, Darbha V. A. H. G. |
| Publisher | Texas A&M University |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Thesis, text |
| Format | 1447682 bytes, electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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