Teach Vehicle System Dynamics and Controls in LabVIEW

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Vehicle System Dynamics and Controls

• Basics Dynamics of Ground Vehicle
• Vehicle Performance Analysis
• Control of Vehicle Motion - Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) in LabVIEW
• Teach Vehicle Steering and Simulation with LabVIEW Robotics Starter Kit(DaNI)
• Control of Vehicle Motion: Lane Change Maneuver
• Ride Analysis and Suspension Control
• Dynamics of Bicycle Model in LabVIEW and ADAMS

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1. Resources

Introduction to Control Design and Simulation in 3 Hours using LabVIEW

This 3 hour short course is designed as an instructor-led and self study introduction to the control design process. This includes modeling, designing, simulating, and deploying a controller using LabVIEW and the LabVIEW Control Design and Simulation Module. The course includes a presentation, manual, exercises, and solutions.  Visit the website...

Getting Started Guide for the Robotics Prototyping Kit

This getting started guide walks you through setting up a mobile robot using the NI LabVIEW Robotics Starter Kit. The prototype uses LabVIEW 2009 and the LabVIEW Real-Time and LabVIEW FPGA modules to program an NI sbRIO-9631 device. Use this document to learn how to create a mobile robot that scans for objects in its path and redirects itself to avoid them. Visit the website...

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2. References

• Prof. Raul. G. Longoria, ME, University of Texas, Austin

http://www.me.utexas.edu/~longoria/VSDC/

• Wong, J.Y., Theory of Ground Vehicles, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 1993 (2nd) or 2001 (3rd) edition.
• Gillespie, T.D., Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics, SAE, Warrendale, PA, 1992.
• K. Ogata, System Dynamics (any edition), Prentice-Hall
• K. Ogata, Modern Control Engineering, (any edition), Prentice-Hall
• ADAMS Theory:  McConville and McGrath (1998)
• Steeds, W., Mechanics of Road Vehicles, Iliffe and Sons, Ltd., London, 1960.
• R. Bosch, Driving Safety Systems, SAE, 1999.
• W.T. Thomson, “Theory of Vibration with Applications”, Prentice-Hall, 1993.
• Karnopp, D. and G. Heess, “Electronically Controllable Vehicle Suspensions,” Vehicle System Dynamics, Vol. 20, No. 3-4, pp. 207-217, 1991.