| Title | Fuzzy Applications in Ground Vehicle Engineering: Focus on Identification |
| Speaker | Dr. Valentin Ivanov |
| Chair | Michael Beer |
Abstract
The keynote lecture addresses practical examples of the fuzzy computing in ground vehicle engineering. Particular attention will be placed on identification tasks having diverse variants of uncertainty.
The introductory part of the lecture gives an overview of fuzzy applications to various domains of automotive engineering and control. Starting from pioneer works of Sugeno, Mamdani and other distinguished scientists, fuzzy methods have found practical use in chassis design, vehicle dynamics control, driver assistance systems, and so on. This will be illustrated with several examples and analysis of actual trends.
Next parts of the lecture deals with the role of fuzzy identification in ground vehicle engineering. In this context various research problems are being introduced that can be relevant to autonomous driving, automotive control, human-machine interface and other subjects.
The first case study presented in the lecture covers the identification of the road and ground surfaces. This kind of information is of importance for vehicle control and applications of Intelligent Transport Systems. The variants of fuzzy identification of tire-surface interaction parameters are considered using the data of texture, environmental conditions, and vehicle dynamics. The integration of fuzzy tire models into the control structure of wheel slip control systems and vehicle stability control systems is also being discussed.
The second case study deals with range of problems related to the identification of the driver behavior. Fuzzy methods allow to solve different classification tasks of human-machine interface. The lecture gives example of relevant fuzzy technique being applied in a number of running research projects.
The final part discusses current limitations and feasible ways of further advancement of fuzzy methods in ground vehicle engineering.
Biography
Valentin Ivanov (Mech Eng. PhD DSc) is working as research professor and project officer at Ilmenau University of Technology in Germany. He has longstanding experience in the organisation and implementation of research activities including governmental, industrial and educational projects on the European and international level. Valentin Ivanov is an active member of the SAE International (the Engineering Society for Advancing Mobility Land Sea Air and Space), JSAE (Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan), IFAC (International Federation of Automatic Control), and ISTVS (The International Society of Terrain-Vehicle Systems). Valentin Ivanov is Alexander von Humboldt Fellow (2007), Marie Curie Fellow (2008), and he was awarded the Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award (2006, USA) and Intelligent Optimal Design Prize (2010, Singapore). He held key research positions in several projects for electric drivelines, active safety systems for conventional and electric vehicles, and intelligent systems for tire dynamics control. Valentin Ivanov is the author and co-author of more than 80 research papers and 12 patent documents. His research interests include automotive control systems, fuzzy computing, vehicle dynamics, and hardware-in-the-loop simulation methods.
