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Kent Larson.
Brown, Thomas B., M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
2011-05-09T15:12:02Z
2011-05-09T15:12:02Z
2010
2010
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62634
712961947
Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2010.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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.
by Thomas B. Brown.
M.Eng.
54 p.
eng
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
CityCarControl : an electric vehicle drive-by-wire solution for distributed steering, braking and throttle control
City Car Control
Electric vehicle drive-by-wire solution for distributed steering, braking and throttle control
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