Yaw Stability Control of Active Front Steering with Fractional-Order PID Controller

To enhance yaw stability of the vehicle with Active Front Steering System, a vehicle two-degree-of-freedom simple model is set up. The feedback of the yaw rate is regarded as an input; we propose a yaw moment control based on fractional-order PID controller, and parameters in-line setting in the process of control is realized. The developed controller generates the suitable yaw moment so that the vehicle follows the target values of the yaw rate. A simulation is performed at different conditions. The simulation results show that the yaw rate of controlled vehicle follow the target value of the desired yaw rate, degrading the values of the sideslip angle, when the vehicle is subject to different cornering maneuvers such as change line and step signal.