Abstract: New and improved results are presented on the advantages of employing the sliding mode control method for designing a closed-loop fuel-injection system. The two biggest advantages of this method ...

Abstract: The use of multiple surface sliding controllers for robust control of nonlinear systems with mismatched uncertainties has produced a number of impressive applications, but also raised a few ...

Abstract: The control structure for automated vehicles in an Automated Highway System is based on the idea of multiple-surface sliding control. The “upper” surface determines a desired net torque while ...

Abstract: Dynamic surface control is a robust nonlinear control technique. It is generally applied to mismatched dynamic systems in strict feedback form. We have developed a new method of defining states ...

Abstract: In this paper, a new method of analyzing for the performance loss caused by faults in the systems is presented, and applied to the design of a fault tolerant longitudinal controller for a ...

Abstract: This paper presents reduced-order models of brake system dynamics derived from a physical modeling perspective. The vacuum booster model combines a static control valve with dynamic air flows, ...

Abstract: The method of statistical linearization is presented as a design tool for rail vehicles that is capable of including fundamental nonlinearities such as wheel profile geometry and suspension ...

Abstract: A practical method of improving the accuracy of the Gaussian statistical linearization technique is presented. The method uses a series expansion of the unknown probability density function which ...

Abstract: In this paper, a road adaptive modified skyhook control for the semi-active Macpherson strut suspension system of hydraulic type is investigated. A new control-oriented model, which incorporates ...