Torque vectoring with active steering for improved lateral performance in electric vehicles

Authors

Philip A. Commins, University of WollongongFollow
Brett McAulay, University of WollongongFollow
Haiping Du, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

127742

Publication Details

Commins, P., McAulay, B. & Du, H. (2018). Torque vectoring with active steering for improved lateral performance in electric vehicles. In M. Spiryagin, T. Gordon, C. Cole & T. McSweeney (Eds.), The Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks (pp. 395-400). London, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis Group.

Abstract

This paper investigates the lateral vehicle performance when combining torque vectoring with active steering. The left and right front wheels are independently steered with linear actuators, where the steering angles are velocity dependent. The steering angle is combined with a torque vectoring algorithm and the left and right Ackermann ratio is adjusted for high speed turns to maintain tyre traction.