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Integrated chassis control systems enhance vehicle dynamics for electric and automated platforms. Effective control allocation is crucial for managing complex longitudinal, lateral, and vertical systems.

Keywords:

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Area of Science:

Automotive Engineering
Control Systems Theory
Robotics

Background:

Modern vehicles integrate longitudinal, lateral, and vertical dynamics for improved performance.
Electrification and automation necessitate advanced integrated chassis control (ICC) systems.
Existing ICC systems face challenges in managing overlapping control regions.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the control structure of automated vehicles with ICC.
To examine state-of-the-art technologies and algorithms for managing ICC subsystems.
To provide a systematic overview of control methods in ICC and path tracking.

Main Methods:

Comprehensive review of ICC technologies and control strategies.
Analysis of algorithms for managing control actions and preventing subsystem interference.
Examination of perception, decision-making, parameter estimation, reference generation, and controller hierarchies.

Main Results:

Control allocation is vital for leveraging over-actuated systems in ICC.
Identified key components of ICC: perception, decision-making, estimation, reference generation, and multi-level controllers.
Highlighted the importance of managing interferences between longitudinal, lateral, and vertical control.

Conclusions:

ICC is essential for advanced vehicle dynamics, comfort, and stability.
A systematic approach to control structure is needed for complex automated vehicle systems.
This overview aids understanding of ICC methods, applications, strengths, and limitations.