Bimanual drive-by-wire system with haptic feedback

Abstract

It is believed that in the near future, drive-by-wire, or even drive-by-wireless, devices will become a standard in the automotive and aeronautic industries. This work presents an innovative drive-by-wire system that allows steering, throttling and braking to be controlled with a single mechatronic device. The complete driving system consists of two symmetrical devices that are virtually coupled to provide bimanual driving capabilities and improved comfort. It also takes advantage of haptic technology to provide the user with an outstanding driving experience. This work describes the design and control algorithms of the developed system, as well as preliminary experiments carried out in a driving simulator to analyze its maneuverability and performance. The results show that users adapt quickly to the proposed system and good performance when comparing it with a wheel-pedal gaming set.

Assessment of safety and ride quality based on comparative studies of a new type of universal steering wheel in 3D simulators

“…The reference trajectory line was visible in the driver's cabin. Introducing this line to the experiment enabled the subsequent use of objective measures of assessment of the quality of the drive based on analyses of the distance between the geometric center of the vehicle from the reference trajectory [5,3].…”

“…They concern a wide variety of driving problems, where different systemic solutions are analyzed, such as, for instance, joystick [9], steering wheel [7,8] or other mechatronic systems [5,3]. There were also studies on the reaction of a disabled driver performed on 3D simulators [11], as well as analyses of the safety of a disabled driver in frontal impact conditions [10].…”

Electronic gearing of two DC motor shafts for Wheg type mobile robot

“…Another possible alternative is contactless coupling. In industrial applications, it is used in servo applications under the name electronic coupling, electronic gearing or electronic line shafting [3,4], while in the automobile industry, this technology is called drive-by-wire [5,6]. The examples of the electronic coupling can be found in haptic devices [7,8].…”

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“…Recently there has been quite a lot of research on the use for different types of HMI for driving a car by the elderly or disabled. They concern a wide variety of driving problems, where different systemic solutions are analyzed, such as, for instance, joystick [9], steering wheel [7,8] or other mechatronic systems [5,3]. There were also studies on the reaction of a disabled driver performed on 3D simulators [11], as well as analyses of the safety of a disabled driver in frontal impact conditions [10].…”