In this thesis, a torque vectoring control strategy is proposed for the propulsion of an electric vehicle with two independent electric machines at the front wheels. The proposed control scheme comprises a linear parameter-varying (LPV) controller and a motor torque and wheel slip limiter which deals with drivetrain saturations and wheel slip limitations. This control strategy was implemented on a microcontroller in a test car. As part of the European project eFuture, test drives were carried out and measurements were performed in several test manoeuvres, which demonstrate the benefits of the proposed method as compared with equal torque distribution.
Gerd Kaiser
Electric Vehicles LPV controller Torque Vectoring