Rapid Control Prototyping of an Automated Clutch Using dSPACE and Matlab/Simulink

Parameter uncertainty and measuring noise are still very challenging work in developing an appropriate controller for the automated clutch system due to the effect of the external disturbances. This paper introduces a robust control method for automated clutch system. A nonlinear dynamic model for the screw-nut actuator associated with clutch is derived, and then a dynamic sliding mode controller for automated clutch of AMT vehicle is presented. The chattering phenomenon is alleviated and the robustness is improved by adopting the proposed controller. Based on dSPACE and Matlab/Simulink, the rapid control prototyping (RCP) of automated clutch is used to demonstrate the efficiency and robustness of the proposed algorithm via the comparison with both the PID controller and the conventional sliding mode controller (CSMC).