Evaluation of an intuitive 4WD drift assist control concept in a driving simulator

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dc.contributor.authorSun, Yiwen
dc.contributor.authorVelenis, Efstathios
dc.contributor.authorKrishnakumar, Ajinkya
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-24T09:55:25Z
dc.date.available2025-04-24T09:55:25Z
dc.date.freetoread2025-04-24
dc.date.issued2025-12-31
dc.date.pubOnline2025-04-10
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, we present a concept of drift assist control for a 4-Wheel-Drive (4WD) electric vehicle that allows independent wheel torque control, aiming at an intuitive interaction with the average human driver. The concept is evaluated through a driver-in-loop trial using a driving simulator. Starting with a 4WD drift equilibrium analysis, we demonstrate the necessity of incorporating the throttle input for sideslip control and the idea of restricting the sideslip rate in order to assist the driver in stabilising the vehicle in drifting. Subsequently, we design a sideslip rate and yaw rate controller according to the desired sideslip angle from the driver using torque vectoring. To evaluate our control concept, a circular track is built in Cranfield University’s driving simulator based on the IPG CarMaker software. 34 participants were recruited to perform two drifting tasks, including the transition from normal cornering to drifting and regulating the sideslip under different configurations of sideslip damping rate and steering wheel feedback torque. Through subjective questionnaires and objective evaluation of vehicle states, the results show that our concept can assist the driver in intuitively controlling the vehicle during drifting.
dc.description.journalNameVehicle System Dynamics
dc.description.sponsorshipThe financial and intellectual contributions of Rimac Technology are acknowledged for their role in supporting this research
dc.identifier.citationSun Y, Velenis E, Krishnakumar A. (2025) Evaluation of an intuitive 4WD drift assist control concept in a driving simulator. Vehicle System Dynamics, Available online 10 April 2025
dc.identifier.eissn1744-5159
dc.identifier.elementsID672802
dc.identifier.issn0042-3114
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2025.2487186
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/23835
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00423114.2025.2487186
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject4007 Control Engineering, Mechatronics and Robotics
dc.subject40 Engineering
dc.subject4010 Engineering Practice and Education
dc.subject7 Affordable and Clean Energy
dc.subjectAutomobile Design & Engineering
dc.subject40 Engineering
dc.subject49 Mathematical sciences
dc.subjectDrift assist control
dc.subjecttorque vectoring
dc.subjectdriver-in-loop trial
dc.subjectvehicle dynamics
dc.titleEvaluation of an intuitive 4WD drift assist control concept in a driving simulator
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2025-03-26

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