Gain-Scheduled Control Approach by Logarithm Transformation for Electrical Vehicle Traction Force Control

Abstract

This paper proposes an approach by logarithm to evaluating the electrical vehicle traction force control directly instead of the slip ratio measurements. Utilizing the built character database of the driven motor, or so-called current-RPM-torque database, a gain-scheduled approach by logarithm transformation is developed to provide the appropriate traction force while one traction wheel of the vehicle is traveling into different road surface. An illustrated simulation with a scenario close to real situation is also given to show the feasibility to evaluate and control the traction force through the database of the motor.