Design of an Intelligent Vehicle Control Based on the Center of Gravity of Pilot

Abstract

Steering wheels and joysticks are presently the most familiar tools for vehicular operations. However, it may become difficult for them to meet special demands, such as those associated with driving in a narrow-and-small capsule, or rapid-responding steering used in entertainment, or by the military. In this study, based on the signals of center of gravity (COG) from the driver's seat, a novel vehicular control method is proposed and developed. In this research, a tricycle system with two front wheels and one rear wheel (2F/1R) was designed and set up to simulate the conventional steering mechanism in ships or airplanes. The system primarily consists of a wheel motor, a dc motor and a pilot's seat. They are designed to be a main mover, a steering , and a controller, respectively. In addition, the angles of the slope of the pilot's seat as detected by tilts are used as the displacement signals. The results show that the mean absolute percentage error between the simulation and the experimental studies is smaller than 1.05%. The effectiveness of this proposed design is confirmed.