CityCarControl : an electric vehicle drive-by-wire solution for distributed steering, braking and throttle control
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Author(s)
Brown, Thomas B., M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Advisor(s)
Kent Larson.
Alternative Title
City Car Control
Electric vehicle drive-by-wire solution for distributed steering, braking and throttle control
Date Issued
2010
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
In this paper, we propose CityCarControl, a system to manage the steering, braking, and throttle of a new class of intra-city electric vehicles. These vehicles have a focus on extreme light-weight and a small parking footprint. In order to maximize maneuverability within a city environment, we show the feasibility of omnidirectional steering, and the integration of a folding chassis. Furthermore, we apply traditionally programming best-practice techniques to simplify the design of the control system. Specifically, we present the concept of a modular, fail-silent wheel-robot with a standardized API responsible for controlling steering, braking and throttle within the vehicle.
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Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2010.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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