Modeling, Dynamics, Intelligent Control, and Fault Diagnosis of Vehicle Systems—2nd Edition

A special issue of Actuators (ISSN 2076-0825). This special issue belongs to the section "Actuators for Land Transport".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2025 | Viewed by 1035

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School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
Interests: physics-based and data-based modeling, design, and control of flexible structures and soft machines

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

With the rapid popularization of electric and intelligent vehicles, modeling, dynamics, intelligent control, and fault diagnosis are increasingly critical for their enhanced handling, riding, and safety. As such, advances in the above will be explored in this Special Issue in the context of automobile engineering. Specifically, we will analyze how vehicle modeling and dynamics influence automobiles’ intelligent control and fault diagnosis and improve their overall performance. This Special Issue aims to present high-quality research and recent advances in automotive technologies towards electric intelligent vehicles. You are invited to submit original research and review papers on topics including but not limited to the following:

  1. Parameter identification of vehicles;
  2. Intelligent measurement of vehicles;
  3. Vehicle dynamics’ modeling and analysis;
  4. Autonomous driving and control of vehicles;
  5. Health monitoring and management of vehicles;
  6. Fault diagnosis and prognosis of vehicles;
  7. Comfort and riding performance of vehicles;
  8. Energy saving and management of vehicles;
  9. Active and passive safety of vehicles;
  10. Eco-driving and eco-management of vehicles.

Dr. Yongjun Pan
Dr. Weicheng Huang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • modeling
  • dynamics
  • intelligent control
  • fault diagnosis
  • parameter identification
  • comfort and riding

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Dynamics Modeling and Motion Evaluation of a Near-Ground Tethered Balloon Cable System under Severe Wind Environments
by Zhenhua Lai, Mao Tang, Xiaojin Hu, Xin Shu, Weicheng Huang and Yongjun Pan
Actuators 2024, 13(10), 402; https://doi.org/10.3390/act13100402 - 5 Oct 2024
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Weather survival poses a significant challenge for the utilization of tethered balloons. The dynamic modeling of tethered balloon systems presents challenges due to the flexible nature of the cables and the intricate nature of gust forces. The present study introduces a new approach [...] Read more.
Weather survival poses a significant challenge for the utilization of tethered balloons. The dynamic modeling of tethered balloon systems presents challenges due to the flexible nature of the cables and the intricate nature of gust forces. The present study introduces a new approach for modeling near-ground tethered balloon systems, which enables the analysis of their dynamic responses and performance evaluation under complex boundary conditions. First, finite cylindrical rigid bodies that are joined together by bushing forces to describe the dynamics of the tethered cable. The properties of the flexible cables under severe bending and translation can be illustrated by the dynamics model. Second, a three-dimensional dynamics model based on the multibody dynamics theory is created to deal with the interaction of the tethered balloon system and flexible cables. The dynamic responses of the tethered balloon system under challenging operating conditions are investigated, focusing on the number of cable segments and the place and direction of gust wind impacts. This model allows for precise assessment and optimization of the system’s overall performance to improve weather resistance. The results show that compared to computational fluid dynamics (CFDs) methods, the multibody system dynamics-based balloon model improved the solution time by 80%, with a pitch angle deviation of only 0.0016°. Moreover, the bushing model effectively reduced cable force and enabled accurate reflection of the system’s motion characteristics. Full article
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