
Autonomous Electric Vehicles
Nonlinear Control, Traction, and Propulsion
- 1st Edition - March 19, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Gerasimos Rigatos, Masoud Abbaszadeh, Pierluigi Siano, Patrice Wira
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 8 5 4 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 8 5 5 - 5
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Request a sales quote- Proposes solutions for path following and localization problems of AGVs, USVs, AUVs, and UAVs, as well as solutions for the associated power supply and power management problems
- Targets jointly at improved performance for the autonomous navigation system and at optimality for the power management and electric traction system of robotized electric vehicles
- Presents nonlinear control, traction, and propulsion methods which ensure that minimization of energy consumption by autonomous electric vehicles is achieved under a zero-carbon imprint
- Is accompanied by audiovisual material explaining the contents of the individual sections of the monograph
1. Nonlinear optimal control and Lie algebra-based control
1.1 Nonlinear optimal control
1.2 Lie algebra-based control
2. Flatness-based control in successive loops for complex nonlinear dynamical systems
2.1 Flatness-based control with transformation into canonical forms
2.2. Flatness-based control implemented in successive loops
3. Nonlinear optimal control for car-like front-wheel steered autonomous ground vehicles
3.1 Kinematics/dynamics of car-like four-wheel autonomous ground vehicles
3.2 Control of the car-like vehicle using global linearization transformations
3.3 Nonlinear optimal control of car-like vehicles
3.4 Tests on path following
4. Nonlinear optimal control for skid-steered autonomous ground vehicles
4.1 Kinematics/dynamics of skid-steered autonomous ground vehicles
4.2 Control of skid-steered vehicles using global linearization transformations
4.3 Nonlinear optimal control of skid-steered autonomous ground vehicles
4.4 Tests on path following
5. Flatness-based control in successive loops for 3-DOF unmanned surface vessels
5.1 Dynamic model of a 3-DOF unmanned surface vessel
5.2 Flatness-based control in cascading loops for the 3-DOF USVs
5.3 Tests on path following
6. Flatness-based control in successive loops for 3-DOF autonomous underwater vessels
6.1 Dynamic model of a 3-DOF autonomous underwater vessel
6.2 Flatness-based control in cascading loops for 3-DOF AUVs
6.3 Tests on path following
7. Flatness-based control in successive loops for 6-DOF autonomous underwater vessels
7.1 Dynamic model of a 6-DOF unmanned underwater vessel
7.2 Flatness-based control in cascading loops for 6-DOF AUVs
7.3 Tests on path following
8. Flatness-based control in successive loops for 6-DOF autonomous quadrotors
8.1 Dynamic model of a 6-DOF autonomous quadrotor
8.2 Flatness-based control in cascading loops for 6-DOF autonomous quadrotors
8.3 Tests on path following
9. Flatness-based control in successive loops for 6-DOF autonomous octocopters
9.1 Dynamic model of a 6-DOF autonomous octocopter
9.2 Flatness-based control in cascading loops for 6-DOF autonomous octocopters
9.3 Tests on path following
10. Nonlinear optimal control for 6-DOF tilt rotor autonomous quadrotors
10.1 Dynamic model of a 6-DOF tilt-rotor autonomous quadrotor
10.2 Nonlinear optimal control of 6-DOF autonomous quadrotors
10.3. Tests on path following
11. Flatness-based adaptive neurofuzzy control of the four-wheel autonomous ground vehicles
11.1 Global linearization of the kinematic/dynamic model of a four-wheel autonomous ground vehicle
11.2 Design of a flatness-based adaptive neurofuzzy controller for four-wheel autonomous ground vehicles
11.3 Performance tests of the flatness-based adaptive neurofuzzy controller
12. H-infinity adaptive neurofuzzy control of the four-wheel autonomous ground vehicles
12.1 Approximate linearization of a kinematic/dynamic model of a four-wheel autonomous ground vehicle
12.2 Design of an H-infinity adaptive neurofuzzy controller for four-wheel autonomous ground vehicles
12.3 Performance tests of the H-infinity adaptive neurofuzzy controller
13. Fault diagnosis for four-wheel autonomous ground vehicles
13.1 Dynamic model of a four-wheel autonomous ground vehicle
13.2 Nonlinear filtering and disturbance observers for four-wheel vehicles
13.3 Statistical fault diagnosis for four-wheel autonomous vehicles
Part II. Control and estimation of electric autonomous vehicles’ traction
14. Flatness-based control in successive loops for VSI-fed three-phase permanent magnet synchronous motors
14.1 Dynamic model of a VSI-fed three-phase permanent magnet synchronous motor
14.2 Flatness-based control in cascading loops for VSI-fed three-phase permanent magnet synchronous motors
14.3 Performance tests of the flatness-based controller
15. Flatness-based control in successive loops for VSI-fed three-phase induction motors
15.1 Dynamic model of a VSI-fed three-phase induction motor
15.2 Flatness-based control in successive loops for VSI-fed 3-phase induction motors
15.3. Performance tests of the flatness-based controller
16. Flatness-based control in successive loops and nonlinear optimal control for five-phase permanent magnet synchronous motors
16.1 Dynamic model of a five-phase permanent magnet synchronous motor
16.2 Flatness-based control in successive loops for five-phase permanent magnet synchronous motors
16.3. Performance tests of the flatness-based controller
16.4 Nonlinear optimal control for five-phase permanent magnet synchronous motors
16.5. Performance tests of the nonlinear optimal controller
17. Flatness-based control in successive loops for VSI-fed six-phase asynchronous motors
17.1 Dynamic model of a VSI-fed six-phase asynchronous motor
17.2 Flatness-based control in successive loops for VSI-fed six-phase asynchronous motors
17.3. Performance tests of the flatness-based controller
18. Flatness-based control in successive lops for nine-phase permanent magnet synchronous motors
18.1 Dynamic model of a nine-phase permanent magnet synchronous motor
18.2 Flatness-based control in successive loops for nine-phase permanent magnet synchronous motors
18.3. Performance tests of the flatness-based controller
19. Flatness-based control in successive loops of a vehicle’s clutch with actuation for permanent magnet linear synchronous motors
19.1 Dynamic model of a permanent magnet linear synchronous motor-driven vehicle’s clutch
19.2 Flatness-based control in successive loops for a vehicle’s clutch
19.3. Performance tests of the flatness-based controller
20. Flatness-based control in successive loops for electrohydraulic actuators
20.1 Dynamic model of an electrohydraulic actuator
20.2 Flatness-based control in successive loops for electrohydraulic actuators
20.3. Performance tests of the flatness-based controller
21. Flatness-based control in successive loops for electropneumatic actuators
21.1 Dynamic model of an electropneumatic actuator
21.2 Flatness-based control in successive loops for electropneumatic actuators
21.3. Performance tests of the flatness-based controller
22. Flatness-based adaptive neurofuzzy control of three-phase permanent magnet synchronous motors
22.1 Global linearization of the dynamic model of a three-phase permanent magnet synchronous motor
22.2 Design of a flatness-based adaptive neurofuzzy controller for three-phase permanent magnet synchronous motors
22.3 Performance tests of the flatness-based adaptive neurofuzzy controller
23. H-infinity adaptive neurofuzzy control of three-phase permanent magnet synchronous motors
23.1 Approximate linearization of the dynamic model of a three-phase permanent magnet synchronous motor
23.2 Design of an H-infinity adaptive neurofuzzy controller for three-phase permanent magnet synchronous motors
23.3 Performance tests of the H-infinity adaptive neurofuzzy controller
24. Fault diagnosis of a hybrid electric vehicle’s powertrain
24.1 Dynamic model of a hybrid electric vehicle’s powertrain
24.2 Nonlinear filtering and disturbance observers for hybrid electric vehicles’ powertrains
24.3 Statistical fault diagnosis for hybrid electric vehicles’ powertrains
- Edition: 1
- Published: March 19, 2025
- No. of pages (Paperback): 660
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443288548
- eBook ISBN: 9780443288555
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Gerasimos Rigatos
Dr. Gerasimos Rigatos is currently a Research Director (Researcher Grade A') at the Industrial Systems Institute, Greece. He obtained his Ph.D. from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece, in 2000, and was subsequently a post-doctoral researcher at IRISA-INRIA, Rennes, France. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, and a Member and CEng of IET. Dr. Rigatos has led several research cooperation agreements and projects with accredited results in the areas of nonlinear control, nonlinear filtering, and control of distributed parameter systems, and his results appear in 12 research monographs and in several journal articles. He is first author of 150 journal articles, receiving over 3,400 citations (Scopus), and is an Editor of the Journal of Information Sciences, the Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, the SAE Journal of Electrified Vehicles, and the Journal of Power Electronics and Drives. He has held visiting professor positions at several universities in Europe.
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Masoud Abbaszadeh
Dr. Masoud Abbaszadeh is currently a Principal Research Engineer at the GE Vernova Research Center, NY, USA. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, in 2008. From 2008 to 2011, he was a Research Engineer with Maplesoft, in Ontario, Canada, and from 2011 to 2013, he was a Senior Research Engineer at United Technologies Research Center, CT, USA, working on advanced control systems, and complex systems modelling and simulation. His research interests include estimation and detection theory, robust and nonlinear control, and machine learning with applications in cyber-physical security and resilience and autonomous systems. Dr. Abbaszadeh has authored over 170 peer-reviewed papers and 9 book chapters, holds 42 issued US patents, and has published four books. He is an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, and a member of the IEEE CSS Conference Editorial Board.
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Pierluigi Siano
Dr. Pierluigi Siano is a Professor and Scientific Director of the Smart Grids and Smart Cities Laboratory with the Department of Management and Innovation Systems, at the University of Salerno, Italy. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Salerno in 2006. Since 2021 he has been a Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. His research activities are centred on demand response, energy management, integration of distributed energy resources in smart grids, electricity markets, and planning and management of power systems. Prof. Siano has co-authored more than 680 articles, with 15,240 citations (Scopus), and was a Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher in Engineering in 2019, 2020, and 2021. He is Editor for the Power and Energy Society Section of IEEE Access and several other IEEE publications, and was previously Chair of the IES TC on Smart Grids.
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