Design of an Optimal Fuzzy Controller for Antilock Braking Systems

Author

Mirzaei, Ahmad ; Moallem, Mehdi ; Dehkordi, Behzad Mirzaeian ; Fahimi, B.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Isfahan Univ. of Technol.

Volume

55

Issue

6

fYear

2006

Firstpage

1725

Lastpage

1730

Abstract

Antilock braking systems (ABSs) have been developed to improve vehicle control during sudden braking, especially on slippery road surfaces. The objective of such control is to increase wheel traction force in the desired direction while maintaining adequate vehicle stability and steerability and reducing the vehicle stopping distance. In this paper, an optimized fuzzy controller is proposed for ABSs. The objective function is defined to maintain the wheel slip to a desired level so that maximum wheel traction force and maximum vehicle deceleration are obtained. All the components of a fuzzy system are optimized using genetic algorithms. The error-based global optimization approach is used for fast convergence near the optimum point. Simulation results show fast convergence and good performance of the controller for different road conditions

Keywords

braking; fuzzy control; genetic algorithms; road vehicles; steering systems; traffic control; velocity control; wheels; ABS; antilock braking systems; error-based global optimization approach; genetic algorithm; optimal fuzzy controller; road condition; vehicle control; vehicle deceleration; wheel traction force; Control systems; Convergence; Force control; Fuzzy control; Fuzzy systems; Genetic algorithms; Optimal control; Road vehicles; Stability; Wheels; Antilock braking system (ABS); error-based optimization; genetic-fuzzy controller; hybrid controller;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9545

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TVT.2006.878714

Filename

4012538