Abstract
In recent years, researchers from both academia and industry have worked on connected and automated vehicles and they have made great progress toward bringing them into reality. Compared to automated cars, bicycles are more affordable to daily commuters, as well as more environmentally friendly. When comparing the risk posed by autonomous vehicles to pedestrians and motorists, automated bicycles are much safer than autonomous cars, which also allows potential applications in smart cities, rehabilitation, and exercise. The biggest challenge in automating bicycles is the inherent problem of staying balanced. This paper presents a modified electric bicycle to allow real-time monitoring of the roll angles and motor-assisted steering. Stable and robust steering controllers for bicycle are designed and implemented to achieve self-balance at different forward speeds. Tests at different speeds have been conducted to verify the effectiveness of hardware development and controller design. The preliminary design using a control moment gyroscope (CMG) to achieve self-balancing at lower speeds are also presented in this work. This work can serve as a solid foundation for future study of human-robot interaction and autonomous driving.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Control and Optimization of Connected and Automated Ground Vehicles; Dynamic Systems and Control Education; Dynamics and Control of Renewable Energy Systems; Energy Harvesting; Energy Systems; Estimation and Identification; Intelligent Transportation and Vehicles; Manufacturing; Mechatronics; Modeling and Control of IC Engines and Aftertreatment Systems; Modeling and Control of IC Engines and Powertrain Systems; Modeling and Management of Power Systems |
Publisher | American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
Volume | 2 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780791851906 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2018 |
Event | ASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC 2018 - Atlanta, United States Duration: Sep 30 2018 → Oct 3 2018 |
Other
Other | ASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC 2018 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Atlanta |
Period | 9/30/18 → 10/3/18 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering