NDLI: Friction coefficient measurement system for winter maintenance vehicles

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Erdogan, G. Alexander, L. Rajamani, R.
Copyright Year	2008
Description	Author affiliation: Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Erdogan, G.; Alexander, L.; Rajamani, R.)
Abstract	Real-time measurement of tire-road friction coefficient is extremely valuable for winter road maintenance operations. In winter maintenance, knowledge of tire-road friction coefficient can be used to optimize application of deicing and anti-icing chemicals to the roadway. In this paper, a wheel based tire-road friction coefficient measurement system is developed for snowplows. Unlike a traditional Norse meter, this system is based on measurement of lateral tire forces, has minimal moving parts and does not use any actuators. Hence, it is reliable and inexpensive. A key challenge is quickly detecting changes in estimated tire-road friction coefficient while rejecting the high levels of noise in measured force signals. Novel filtering and signal processing algorithms are developed to address this challenge including a biased quadratic mean filter and an accelerometer based vibration removal filter. Detailed experimental results are presented on the performance of the friction estimation system on different types of road surfaces. Experimental results show that the biased quadratic mean filter works very effectively to eliminate the influence of noise and quickly estimate changes in friction coefficient. Further, the use of accelerometers and an intelligent algorithm enables elimination of the influence of driver steering maneuvers, thus providing a robust friction measurement system under all operating conditions.
Starting Page	4585
Ending Page	4590
File Size	296258
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424420780
ISSN	07431619
DOI	10.1109/ACC.2008.4587218
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2008-06-11
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	American Automatic Control Council(AACC)
Subject Keyword	Friction Vehicles Force measurement Filters Roads Signal processing algorithms Accelerometers Chemicals Wheels Tires
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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