Project Squeaky Wheel Team Autobots Customer Continental
Automotive David Agnew, Jeremy McClain Fall 2011
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Project Overview Steer-by-wire replaces the traditional
steering system with an electronic one Motivation To remove the
mechanical system from the vehicle, reducing power consumption To
provide more responsive steering Car Design improvements A possible
future with complete autonomy
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Domain Research Steer-by-wire is a very new technology Most
material available is from research projects Not used in personal
transportation vehicles yet Primary use currently is in industrial
equipment (forklifts, some agricultural vehicles)
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Overview of Features Basic look at steer by wire control Simple
control loop using PID to ensure proper control Requested Angle
Current Wheel Angle PID Torque Request New Wheel Angle
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Project Constraints The system is only active in the speed
range of -10 to 20 miles per hour System must recalculate values
every 500s The assisted torque is always within the range of +10 to
-10 Nm.
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Model-based View of System Contains the following diagrams Use
Case Class Sequence State
