Active vehicle rollover control using a gyroscopic device. (December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mashadi, Behrooz; Mokhtari-Alehashem, Morteza; Mostaghimi, Hamid
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Volume 230:Number 14(2016)
• Page Start: 1958
• Page End: 1971
• Publication Date: 2016-12
• Subjects: Rollover index -- gyroscopic device -- fuzzy control -- sport utility vehicle -- simulations; Mechanical engineering -- Congresses; Transportation engineering -- Congresses; 629.2
• DOI: 10.1177/0954407016641322
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0954-4070

Abstract

A gyroscopic system is designed and utilized as an actuator for the prevention of vehicle rollover. The vehicle motion before rollover and during rollover is considered in two phases: before lift-off of the wheels and after lift-off of the wheels. The lateral load transfer ratio is used to identify the time when the wheels lift off the ground. Based on the equations of motion for the vehicle on two wheels, an imminent rollover algorithm is designed to specify the rollover risk. A fuzzy controller that determines the required roll moment to stabilize the vehicle is designed. A gyroscopic package is designed to apply the corrective roll torque directly on the rolling mass of the vehicle in the opposite direction to the rollover moments. The performance of the proposed system is investigated by simulating some severe manoeuvres, and the results show that the system is able to stabilize the vehicle successfully.