Slip Suppression of Electric Vehicles using Model Predictive PID Controller

In this paper, a new model predictive PID controller design method for the slip suppression control of EVs (electric vehicles) is proposed. The proposed method aims to improve the maneuverability and the stability of EVs by controlling the wheel slip ratio. The optimal control gains of PID framework are derived by the model predictive control (MPC) algorithm. There also include numerical simulation results to demonstrate the effectiveness of the method.

Authors:

• Tohru Kawabe

Keywords:

• Model Predictive Control
• PID controller
• Electric Vehicle
• Slip suppression

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